8/12/2010 Had another free breakfast of scrambled egg, tomato relish and toast before leaving for Cape Maclear. Another pick-up ride and a bus to Monkey Bay for less than 3 quid, where we witnessed a drunk in one village try and board the bus but after being refused entry kicked off a fight, and as a result got botted in the face. Then came the worst pick-up ride ever to Cape Maclear. With a huge cabinet strapped to the back, about 30 people on board, loads of ...

7/12/2010 "Masungu' is a word we hear constantly in Malawi. It means white. We have now adopted it and call all the whites that we see a Masungu! Woke up to yet another crappy wet day but decided we needed to do something so we trekked to a croc farm. On the way the heavens opened (as we walked down the beach) and we spent a while chatting to locals trying to sell us more stuff under a beach shelter. We got bored and the rain wasn't slowing, so we put on ...

6/12/2010 Taking all my paintings, bracelets and letters back to the UK to send, Will departed Malawi. Now there were only two in the wolfpack.... Jack and I were bored of Lilongwe so decided to head to Senga Bay. Bus cost about two quid for 2 hour ride to Salima, then pick-up truck cost us 150 kw to Senga! Thing was, we were stitched as local lady told me it was 100 but because I was "me", we were charged skintax (name given by Afrikaaner we met)! W...

5/12/2010 Shawn was leaving for Tanzania today, so we went to town for lunch and took photos of Will and Shawn in their naughty retro tracksuit attire before saying goodbye to the Swiss Jesus (Shawn). In the afternoon, we played yet more pool and cards as the weather was crap again but we still managed a quick dip in the pool. Into the evening, we got chatting to an English girl who was at Nkhata Bay in Mayoko with us and also a Canadian guy who I challenged at...

Paid off our bills at Mayoko - which they squeezed an extra 16.5% for every food order and a 1% service charge on every drink. However, at 28,000 me and Jack couldn't believe our bill, so I worked it all out and pointed out their mistake - overcharging us nearly 8,000 (35 quid!). We decided to help out Shawn and Will by sharing a taxi back to the capital so they could catch their respective flights. They paid 12,000 each and we paid 4,000 so was a good deal inst...