The Chilembwe is a robust boat, a large metallic beast that looks as if it could cope with the roughest seas. It was to be the vessel that Claire and I would take to get to Chizumulu Island near the Mozambique side of Lake Malawi. We sat on the side of the lake and waited […]
During our first stint at The Mushroom Farm we met a large group of volunteers, most of whom were German. Whilst we were hanging out they kindly offered us a place to crash for free when we made it down to Lilongwe where they lived. So, after promising to make it down to them for […]
I imagine that when we get back to the UK a lot of my belongings will need replacing. My shoes for a start are falling to pieces. My jeans have become rather tatty from walking around on dusty roads and tracks. A lot of my t-shirts are starting to show signs of wear and tear […]
It seems like we keep bumping into people we met at The Mushroom Farm. And on our first morning in Cape Maclear as Claire and I were relaxing by the lake, after eating a lovely breakfast, another familiar face popped in. We had met Peter at The Farm during our second stint and had got […]
It would seem, from our short experience of going on safaris and other guided tours, that there are a number of characters you can often come across. There is the joker, who is perennially attempting to transform everything that the guide is saying into a joke to make the rest of the group laugh; then […]
We were sat in the Mandala Café in Blantyre, Malawi, when I discovered an American magazine all about Christianity. It was our first morning in Blantyre after having arrived in the town the previous day from Liwonde National Park, and Claire and I had made our way to the café for breakfast. When we arrived […]
After leaving Lilongwe Claire and I had been to Cape Maclear and enjoyed a few days by the beach before heading to Liwonde National Park and seeing plenty of animals out on the river. Then we’d made our way to Blantyre for a few days enjoying great food. But after all that we were back […]