The guide books describe it as a paradise with lush gardens and golden sands and a near 360o view of the lake from the bar.So we stopped for some peace at the Wheelhouse Marina in Senga bay.Unfortunately so did 32 sixth formers who had been helping out at Madonna's orphanage (not that she owns it but that is where she got baby David from); amongst other things for a few weeks and this was their last night before flying home!!!As you can imagine it wasn't exactly ...

After the Safari we headed again for the coast only this time it was the lake.We spent the night at CapeMaclear in Fat monkeys camp site.This place is supposed to be a fantastic place with great reviews and very popular, it was only we are not sure why?The staff were clueless, they had people turning up all afternoon who had booked but the place was full and no-one could explain the mix ups?The place was in a lovely setting right by the waters edge but they cramm...

25th and 26th - LiwondeNational park, Mvuu camp We finally left Blantyre in the afternoon (not quite the 10.30 we were promised but then again it is Africa time which means several hours after) ? anyway ? The landy radiator was now fixed and we headed off happily to Liwonde National park.We stayed at the Mvuu camp which is to the north nearest the Shire river.The camp was right on the river and was not fenced which basically mean't the "locals" as in a...

We are here in Malawi, the Landy has been in the garage today having an oil leak in the wheel? fixed and the radiator flushed! I have been wandering around in the sunshine shopping and catching up on emails. This afternoon I went to a local papermaking place were they make recycled paper from old paper plus plant products like banana bark, hessian and elephant dung! which apparently is mostly plant fibres and there is alot of it around so they can make lots of p...

Now we have to leave the coast and head in-land to aim for Malawi.The journey was long and very bumpy.Potholes is an under statement, as well as avoiding the huge craters in the road sometimes the very narrow tarmac just ended abruptly and turned into gravel and sand! And this is their M1 motorway/national road between Mozambique and Zimbabwe and Malawi!The articulated lorry's thunder along much faster than their alleged 80kph max speed and there is not much ...