Day 52 (2) - Tuesday 21/11/2006
More from Malawi.....
We had a great ride from Tanzania through eucalyptus trees, beautiful mountains in the south and saw lots of real African animals (Jamie). Zebra, Impala, baboons, and monkeys who seem to have taken to playing with the switches on my bike! Such a different Africa to the north. People are wonderful and so friendly with no begging or hassling. I paddled in Lake Malawi today (no swimming because of the Bilharzi larve) and went out on a boat with the fishermen who wanted me to take photos of them mending their nets. Great little lodge tonight.
We met a chap called Irvine McLean in Nairobi who played for Kenya against the Lions in the '50's. His daughter is riding up from Cape Town and just as we pulled into Beach Chamber Motel in Karonga she was also arriving. We had dinner with her - small world.
Tomorrow we ride down the length of the lake and should be in Zambia by Thursday. We have been advised to whiz through Zambia as fast as their poor roads will allow. Then it's the highways of Botswana, the Okovango Delta, Kalahari, Gabaronne and the final border crossing into South Africa.
We had a great ride from Tanzania through eucalyptus trees, beautiful mountains in the south and saw lots of real African animals (Jamie). Zebra, Impala, baboons, and monkeys who seem to have taken to playing with the switches on my bike! Such a different Africa to the north. People are wonderful and so friendly with no begging or hassling. I paddled in Lake Malawi today (no swimming because of the Bilharzi larve) and went out on a boat with the fishermen who wanted me to take photos of them mending their nets. Great little lodge tonight.
We met a chap called Irvine McLean in Nairobi who played for Kenya against the Lions in the '50's. His daughter is riding up from Cape Town and just as we pulled into Beach Chamber Motel in Karonga she was also arriving. We had dinner with her - small world.
Tomorrow we ride down the length of the lake and should be in Zambia by Thursday. We have been advised to whiz through Zambia as fast as their poor roads will allow. Then it's the highways of Botswana, the Okovango Delta, Kalahari, Gabaronne and the final border crossing into South Africa.
posted by Dutch Rob for Cotswolds2Capetown at 08:35
3 Comments:
It's getting easier to spot who is writing the Blog now.
If it mentions beer and how cheap a room is then it's NG.
If it waxes a little more poetically about the country, people or game then it's NC.
Mac in Bak
I have spent almost 2 hours this morning following the adventures of Nick & Graham on their journey. Photos are great and it is good to see that you guys are still going strong.
Nick you have bought me mother's caravan and me brother's pajero to accompany you on the trip, surely the caravan would be more comfortable than the tents
Pikey
COME ON MAC IN BAK...WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? HAVENT YOU READ THE BLOGS...WE.. ( THE C2C CLUB) POINTED OUT THIS FACT ON DAY 49, CHECK OUT OUR FIRST COMMENT OF THAT DAY IN RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT 'HOW TO TELL THEM APART'! HOW CAN PEOPLE NOT REALIZE WHICH NICK SENT WHICH BLOG??
BUT NOT WISHING TO HAVE FAV'S WE LOVE THEM BOTH. WE DID BEGIN TO WONDER IF RED NICK- AS IN TALL, GREY AND THINKS HE'S HANDSOME- WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE TRIP FROM LACK OF INPUT ON THE BLOGS FROM BLUE NICK AS IN -SHORTER, ALSO THINKS HE'S HANDSOME (SHAME) AND NOW HAS A SIX PACK OF TUSKER, AKA 'FRONT BRAKE'.(SOMETHING TO DO WITH WALES???)
WE ARE SURE WHEN STORIES ARE TOLD UPON THEIR RETURN, THEY WILL BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. GOOD VALUE!
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