"Safari days 12 - 16" Malawi by Rusket

Malawi Travel Guide: 591 reviews and 1,201 photos

Lazy days by lake Malawi

Malawi seemed like a well organized country, with more brick houses than in Zimbabwe and Zambia. The crops were looking good. We later heard that the had a heavy draught and most of the crops had died, which led to famine and hunger deaths :-(

We spent four lazy days in two different camps by Lake Malawi and one on the road. The same heavy rainfall that had prevented us from getting into Luangwa had washed away two bridges on the road along the lake, which forced us to take a 12 hour detour between the two camps!

Car trouble

Our own mechanic fixing Froggy, Malawi

Froggy got sick in her engine one of the days. How lucky for her (and us) that one of the tour participants was a car mechanic :-)

Stuck

Stuck in the mud, Malawi

They were building a new road, and the rainfall had turned the detour road into a slippery mudhole! Several trucks were stuck, amongst them our dear Froggy.

Last visit to Malawi: Mar 2002
Intro Updated Oct 11, 2005
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Comments (2)

Trekki Nov 20, 2005 at 4:43 AM Report Abuse

Wow what an adventure again ! Oh yes, wet tents, wet sleeping bag - isn't it nice in a way ? I love your mentioning of the indian prayer :-)))
freya_heaven Oct 14, 2005 at 4:11 AM Report Abuse

Soggy sleeping bags, not my favourite thing either, lol. Didnt dampen your spirits though. (~_~) Sounds like your son had a great time wiith the locals.