Celtic Rover
Poppy and I have really enjoyed our time in Malawi, although the lost bag delayed us a few days, we used them well to get in some great Safari days in the National Parks, but now we have the offending bag we have to “crack on” to make up the lost time.
Never the less we have a nice time, cruising up the side of Lake Malawi is no hardship and we find a couple of nice lakeside camps so we feel we have made a reasonable attempt to sample the sights. We make a detour to Livingstonia and see a nice waterfall, only after I had to rescue Poppy from a spider situation in the jungle, walking in front of her with a big stick to remove the webs hanging over the path eventually did the trick.
To get from Livingstionia down to the lake for our final night is a 900m drop down a very rough and narrow track with hairpins too tight for the Land Rover, getting round them involves a reverse three point turn at 30o angle pointing straight down a cliff, Poppy was a little tense. We made it safely in low ratio.
While chilling at the beach we heard some British voices, two young medics were trying to get to the border but the camp owner was being less than helpful. We intervened and ended up with their rucsacs on the roof taking them across the border and onward.
Sadly time did not permit a more leisurely exploration of the mountain region, but Malawi has made a very positive impression on both of us as a very friendly and scenic place.
