MALAWI

Location - Southern Africa; Capital - Lilongwe; Population - 14 million; Currency - Malawi Kwacha

I managed to get a lift from South Luangwa in Zambia to Lilongwe, and continued the following day to Likoma Island by minibus and ferry, in April 2006.

50 Malawian Kwacha

Walking down to Mango Drift on the west of Likoma Island

Rainclouds appear above Chizimulu Island, a few kilometres west of Likoma Island

I shared my chalet at Mango Drift with various 4 and 8 legged creatures - Likoma Island

An ideal place to do nothing - a beach hammock at Mango Drift, Likoma Island

The beach at Mango Drift, Likoma Island

A Mango Drift sunset on Likoma Island

The sun sets on Lake Malawi, Likoma Island

Walking through Likoma Island's villages

Kaya Mawa is a beautiful lodge on the south west coast of Likoma Island

The bar area of Kaya Mawa with Chizimulu Island in the distance - Likoma Island

Walking from west to east Likoma Island

Likoma Island's airstrip

Looking down on Likoma Island and Lake Malawi from the plane to Lilongwe

Chinguni Hills Cottage is an ideal budget lodge in the south of Liwonde National Park

Part of Chinguni Hills Cottage's camping area, Liwonde National Park

Chinguni Hills website here

Passing a cactus plant while on a walking safari through Liwonde National Park

A bees' nest in Liwonde National Park

I'm looking at a herd of elephants about 300 metres away in Liwonde National Park.

There's something exciting about a walking safari, possibly to do with being part of the food chain (or is that just me?)

Elephants in Liwonde National Park

Kudus in Liwonde National Park

A boat trip down the Shire river, on the western edge of Liwonde National Park

A hippo only has eyes for me - Shire river, Liwonde National Park

An elephant in the marshy edges of the Shire river, Liwonde National Park

Shire river, Liwonde National Park

Shire river, Liwonde National Park

A soothing pirogue trip on a lagoon close to Chinguni Hills Cottage, Liwonde National Park

Liwonde National Park

Hippos returned to the surface once our pirogue had passed over them (not during, I'm happy to say) - Liwonde National Park

The beautiful waters of Lake Malawi at Cape Maclear

Cape Maclear is on the southern shores of Lake Malawi

View from a Cape Maclear bar

The streets of Cape Maclear

Admiring the view over a few beers, Cape Maclear

A crowd gathers at a Cape Maclear beach bar for traditional music and dance

Cape Maclear

My YouTube video

Drummers provide the music - Cape Maclear

Cape Maclear - traditional music and dance

A convenient place to eat while waiting for a bus, next to Monkey Bay's bus station

A very redundant telephone bureau in Monkey Bay

Chalets at Carolina Holiday Resort in Senga Bay, the closest lake resort to Lilongwe

Carolina's leads directly on to this stretch of beach at Senga Bay

Complete with sunburnt nose, Senga Bay

Senga Bay

One of the Old Town areas of Lilongwe

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