From Monkey Bay we travelled north all along Lake Malawi. The road is in excellent condition and beautifull scenery all the way.
Road from Monkey Bay to Nkhotakota.
Thick vegetation and trees all the way.
Farming is mainly sugar cane. Most houses have a mealie patch for own consumption, brick making, selling firewood or charcoal or stones for concrete.
Endless stream of people walking or riding a bicycle.
Bicycles everywhere.
Each bicycle has a neat little padded seat at the back for a passenger.
More people and bicycles.
Every 10 kms or so a little village with shops. This makes going very slow going as you have to stick to the 50 km/hour speed limit.
Turnoff towards Ngala Lodge just after Nkhotakota.
Beautiful camp site right on the Lake.
John selling curios.
Toni starting supper.
The Coleman Dual Fuel stove is a winner. We actually used all 3 burners for the first time.
The inverter supplying 220 v to charge cell phones, laptop, lights etc.
The rear fresh water outlet is very useful. We are still using water from good old Johannesburg Water but it is starting to run low. On the roof we have a spare 50 liters.
The drawer system is working very well. Nice to have everything ‘on tap’ without rummaging through boxes.
This morning a fierce Lake Malawi crab attacked us and we were lucky to escape with our lives.
View of Ngala Beach Lodge from the Sunset Cruise Boat.
Our skipper, Skoya.
And his second in command.
Toni in Lake Malawi.
Floating in Lake Malawi, watching the sun setting, having a cold one.
The sun going down…
Fisherman on his way out in a Makorro to catch fish. They use 2 paraffin Coleman lamps to attract the fish to the boat. The catch right through the night and return to the shore in the morning. Apparently the only time they can’t go out is when it is full moon when the fish are attracted to the light of the moon.
Fishermen on their way out for the evening's catch.
Sunrise at Ngala Beach Lodge.