Hi all.
Having a great day today, but more on that later.
I've decided not to be cynic about the Malawi village. All the people were really nice and i can't blame them for trying it on. As one of them said "TIA" - this is Africa. I think he meant don't expect the same rules to apply here as they do at home.
Anyway, had a swim in Lake Malawi in the late afternoon two days ago. Was great fun, especially without the salt. Only when we came out did someone tell us about the little fish that inhabit the lake. Apparently they swim up men's privates and hook themselves in. Supposed to be very painful. No kidding! Did you know 95% of aquarium fish species originated in Lake Malawi. It's a fact, don't you know.
The guy who runs the trip has a "Did you know..." session every night and anyone who calls the truck a bus has to contribute. Apparently the vehicle is very sensitive to being called names. Yeeesss....
Yesterday was an all day drive. Eleven hours of fun. But to be honest, the time goes quite quickly as you stick your head out the window and watch the world go by. That's assuming the next container lorry doesn't decapitate you and you can stand the dust billowing up of course. We crossed into Zambia mid afternoon. One of the party had forgotten to bring his Yellow Fever certificate, so the tour leader had to bribe the immigration official. TIA. He'd quite clearly done a similar thing before as he managed to get the original demand down from $400 to $20. Bargain!
We arrived at South Luangwa NP after dark and the camp site is fantastic. No tents, but chalets with hot water (that's really hot water, not the tepid stuff we've had before) and electricity (well, after 1900 and before 0900). I was woken about three in the morning by a hippo going past the window! It was only 2 meters from us!! We got up early and found that the river is only about 100 meters away and all the wildlife wanders up to the campsite during the night to forage. Fantastic!
This morning we had a nature walk and safari drive through the park. Saw plenty of Zebra, Elephants, Hippos and Monkeys. No lions yet, but we're going on another drive tonight - two hours in the light, two hours in the dark.
Laters
Rich.
Having a great day today, but more on that later.
I've decided not to be cynic about the Malawi village. All the people were really nice and i can't blame them for trying it on. As one of them said "TIA" - this is Africa. I think he meant don't expect the same rules to apply here as they do at home.
Anyway, had a swim in Lake Malawi in the late afternoon two days ago. Was great fun, especially without the salt. Only when we came out did someone tell us about the little fish that inhabit the lake. Apparently they swim up men's privates and hook themselves in. Supposed to be very painful. No kidding! Did you know 95% of aquarium fish species originated in Lake Malawi. It's a fact, don't you know.
The guy who runs the trip has a "Did you know..." session every night and anyone who calls the truck a bus has to contribute. Apparently the vehicle is very sensitive to being called names. Yeeesss....
Yesterday was an all day drive. Eleven hours of fun. But to be honest, the time goes quite quickly as you stick your head out the window and watch the world go by. That's assuming the next container lorry doesn't decapitate you and you can stand the dust billowing up of course. We crossed into Zambia mid afternoon. One of the party had forgotten to bring his Yellow Fever certificate, so the tour leader had to bribe the immigration official. TIA. He'd quite clearly done a similar thing before as he managed to get the original demand down from $400 to $20. Bargain!
We arrived at South Luangwa NP after dark and the camp site is fantastic. No tents, but chalets with hot water (that's really hot water, not the tepid stuff we've had before) and electricity (well, after 1900 and before 0900). I was woken about three in the morning by a hippo going past the window! It was only 2 meters from us!! We got up early and found that the river is only about 100 meters away and all the wildlife wanders up to the campsite during the night to forage. Fantastic!
This morning we had a nature walk and safari drive through the park. Saw plenty of Zebra, Elephants, Hippos and Monkeys. No lions yet, but we're going on another drive tonight - two hours in the light, two hours in the dark.
Laters
Rich.
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