Elsa doing Yoga on the shore of lake Malawi
Elsa kayaking on Lake Malawi
Fishing boats and 'single log canoes' on the lake shore
Isaac mending the nets
Walking in the bush - en route to Hippo Village
About an hour into the jungle... still en route to the hippos
Isaac get carried over the leech infested swamp
Fire wood transport - here the women do all the work the men drink Carlsberg beer
Finally we found a nice and cheap place to stay here in Malawi – and we could start exploring the area. The highlight and most exciting excursion was when we went to see the hippos at Hippo Village. In the fishing village we met three boys that would take us on the short walk to see the hippos. Short was only 3 hours thru bush, swamps, and reeds. The worst was the leech infested swamp that we had to wade thru, the kids got carried but Sirpa and I had to take off our sandals and wade thru the murky muddy water.. exciting! We thought the walk was going to be about 20 min so we had no water or anything with us and as the walk got longer and longer and ventured further into the jungle/swamp we were really looking forward to getting to our destination “Hippo Village”. There we expected to find a build up area with a patio from which to iew the hippos as well as a snack shop with cold CocaColas. Nope. Hippo Village was a small bridge over a small muddy pond. No shop, no drinks and no hippos… Anyway we refused to walk back thru the swamp and thus had to take a detour around the swamp on our way back. This was an experience none of us will ever forget.
Malawi is a beautiful country, at least around the lake itself. The people deserve their reputation for being the friendliest in Africa. We will stay one more day here by the lake in Senga Bay before heading to the commercial capital Blantyre. We want a little city time after 8 weeks of rural traveling… and are lured to the city by an ad from Cine City Cinema that promises in large print: NOT AFFECTED BY POWER CUTS.
Hoppas att ni får en härlig tur in till stan, även om jag tycket att det här verkar mycket mer spännande.
Själva har vi haft en helt underbar midsommar och nu har även sommarvärmen hittat till Helsingborg. Den kommande veckan är det shorts och badväder med 25 -30 grader varmt. Synd att man ska jobba en vecka till, men å andra sidan har jag tänkt ha semester i 6 veckor därefter…
I want to hear more – maybe about what movie you saw in the Cine City Cinema. We saw Toy Story 3 yesterday – I need to see it again to catch some more of the excellent humor.