6/23/19
Today was another very early start. We drove through a relatively lush and nice mountainous area with some volcanoes around. We crossed the border into Malawi and drove along Lake Malawi with the setting sun. Our campsite is on the beach, but it was dark when we arrived.
On this trip, starting in Zanzibar, we have 6 people joining 6 of us that are continuing. The continuing are Lewis, Norbert, Luti, Lucy, Elisha, and Me. The people joining are Lucinda (UK), Amber (UK), Danny (Germany/Spain), Johanna (Germany), Mike (UK), and Jodi (Australia). Jodi had been on the Ethiopian portion with us before. It was her friend Kelly who had passed away. When she got back to Australia she felt lost and full of heartache and felt like Kelly would have wanted her to come back to Africa, so she signed on for the Zanzibar to Cape Town portion. Also, a new tour leader trainee, Helen (Australia/UK) has joined.
6/24/10
In the morning, we walked out to the beach to watch the sunrise over the beach and lake. We then drove to the town of Mzuzu where we did some shopping and visited the local market. The drive was very nice up the escarpment into the mountains with nice views of the lake. We descended back down to the lake to Kande beach where we set up camp and went for a swim in the crystal clear waters of Lake Malawi. We hung around the beach and then had a delicious steak BBQ. After dinner we had salsa dance lessons let by Helen. Then we all took Tequila shots in honor of the salsa and then played some beer pong before heading down to a bonfire on the beach. There was a big party at the beach campsite because there were 5 overland trucks there. Lots of dancing and loud music playing.
6/25/19
We got to sleep in and have a great potato, bacon, and eggs breakfast. Elisha and I walked the 2 km inland to Kande village to visit the post office and check out the village. We had a guy, Wiseman (actual name) show us around a bit. Cassava is the staple food here, and they make ugali out of it. Wiseman showed us how to play the Malawian game Boa (similar to Mankala), and I beat him in the first game! He's a wood carver, so we had him make us personalized wood-carved magnets. We had a delicious lunch of burgers and fries.
Then Elisha and I hired a fisher boat to paddles us out to Kande island to snorkel. It wasn't the most stable boat in the world, and it seemed like it might tip during the several minutes it took to get out of the breakers (it was fairly windy so there were some big waves). The bow went under the waves several times, and we got some big splashes. We baled the boat out, and we made it safely out past the breakers. At Kande Island we did some fishing using worms and reed poles. I caught a couple tiny little cichlid fish. We then went snorkeling amongst all the cichlid fish. They are beautiful, multi-colored tropical fish. Some were beautiful blue fish with black stripes. Also lots of nice yellow ones. Cichlid fish are a popular fish that people have in aquariums back home. The boat ride back was smoother.
For dinner we had brats and delicious charcoal-cooked little pumpkins. There was more dancey music at night. At one point, Elisha and I walked out to the beach took look at the amazing stars and take come cool photos with the milky way as the backdrop.
6/26/19
It was another sleep-in morning for us with eggs and french toast for breakfast. We then did our laundry and hung out by the beach, reading and journaling. After lunch we took a walk along the beach. We reached a fisherman village full of their famous dug-out canoes. There were also tons of little kids that rushed out to say hello, give us high fives and hold onto our hands. They followed us for most of the rest of our walk. Elisha led them in a follow the leader activity on the beach. Then it was time to skinny dip in the lake. It was windy enough that the waves were big enough to body surf. We then enjoyed gin & tonics on the beach with the last of the sun. For dinner, the guys at the campsite killed and roasted a whole goat over the charcoal fire for us. It was pretty tasty.
Today was another very early start. We drove through a relatively lush and nice mountainous area with some volcanoes around. We crossed the border into Malawi and drove along Lake Malawi with the setting sun. Our campsite is on the beach, but it was dark when we arrived.
On this trip, starting in Zanzibar, we have 6 people joining 6 of us that are continuing. The continuing are Lewis, Norbert, Luti, Lucy, Elisha, and Me. The people joining are Lucinda (UK), Amber (UK), Danny (Germany/Spain), Johanna (Germany), Mike (UK), and Jodi (Australia). Jodi had been on the Ethiopian portion with us before. It was her friend Kelly who had passed away. When she got back to Australia she felt lost and full of heartache and felt like Kelly would have wanted her to come back to Africa, so she signed on for the Zanzibar to Cape Town portion. Also, a new tour leader trainee, Helen (Australia/UK) has joined.
6/24/10
In the morning, we walked out to the beach to watch the sunrise over the beach and lake. We then drove to the town of Mzuzu where we did some shopping and visited the local market. The drive was very nice up the escarpment into the mountains with nice views of the lake. We descended back down to the lake to Kande beach where we set up camp and went for a swim in the crystal clear waters of Lake Malawi. We hung around the beach and then had a delicious steak BBQ. After dinner we had salsa dance lessons let by Helen. Then we all took Tequila shots in honor of the salsa and then played some beer pong before heading down to a bonfire on the beach. There was a big party at the beach campsite because there were 5 overland trucks there. Lots of dancing and loud music playing.
6/25/19
We got to sleep in and have a great potato, bacon, and eggs breakfast. Elisha and I walked the 2 km inland to Kande village to visit the post office and check out the village. We had a guy, Wiseman (actual name) show us around a bit. Cassava is the staple food here, and they make ugali out of it. Wiseman showed us how to play the Malawian game Boa (similar to Mankala), and I beat him in the first game! He's a wood carver, so we had him make us personalized wood-carved magnets. We had a delicious lunch of burgers and fries.
Then Elisha and I hired a fisher boat to paddles us out to Kande island to snorkel. It wasn't the most stable boat in the world, and it seemed like it might tip during the several minutes it took to get out of the breakers (it was fairly windy so there were some big waves). The bow went under the waves several times, and we got some big splashes. We baled the boat out, and we made it safely out past the breakers. At Kande Island we did some fishing using worms and reed poles. I caught a couple tiny little cichlid fish. We then went snorkeling amongst all the cichlid fish. They are beautiful, multi-colored tropical fish. Some were beautiful blue fish with black stripes. Also lots of nice yellow ones. Cichlid fish are a popular fish that people have in aquariums back home. The boat ride back was smoother.
For dinner we had brats and delicious charcoal-cooked little pumpkins. There was more dancey music at night. At one point, Elisha and I walked out to the beach took look at the amazing stars and take come cool photos with the milky way as the backdrop.
6/26/19
It was another sleep-in morning for us with eggs and french toast for breakfast. We then did our laundry and hung out by the beach, reading and journaling. After lunch we took a walk along the beach. We reached a fisherman village full of their famous dug-out canoes. There were also tons of little kids that rushed out to say hello, give us high fives and hold onto our hands. They followed us for most of the rest of our walk. Elisha led them in a follow the leader activity on the beach. Then it was time to skinny dip in the lake. It was windy enough that the waves were big enough to body surf. We then enjoyed gin & tonics on the beach with the last of the sun. For dinner, the guys at the campsite killed and roasted a whole goat over the charcoal fire for us. It was pretty tasty.
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