Mayoka Village Nkhata Bay

There is something unsettling about waking up for Christmas after a night of drinking in a lakeside chalet in a country where you have never been before, with people you barely know. I was mainly looking forward to Christmas because it would be my first substantial meal in days. My diet in Malawi revolved around whatever I could find cheaply in town at markets (mainly mango and roasted corn) and dodgy restaurants that smell vaguely of sewage. Most of the restuarants have a menu with 6 items: ...

Go to the following link for more photos to go with this section - you may need to cut and paste it into your browser to get it to work: http://picasaweb.google.com/tree2222/Nk hataBay Monday 27th: After getting off the bus, I sat on the steps of one of the shops in the centre of town to try to get my bearings and even though it was 5.30am there were a few people around. A local guy came over and started talking to me and ended up finding me someone to escort me to my accommodation (Mayoka vi...

We finally made it to Nkhata bay.

We ar staying at Mayoka Village again. Awesome place. We met up with Rich, Kat, Alex and Sam, I went to school with and worked with Rich. It was Kats 21st Birthday.

We Hired a boat for $10 each. We went along the shore and fed fish eagles, it was the most amazing thing. We threw some fish a couple of metres away from the boat an the fish eagle would fly down and catch the fish right infront of us. Next we went to a small cliff (about 10 or so m...

It took 2 days to get up lake Malawi, on the cheap substitute for the broken Llala. The Llala was a historical 1950's steam boat, I was quite keen on taking it up to Nhkata Bay. The old tank couldn't pass safety inspections before departure and we were transferred on to something called the 'Mtendere'. It did the job but it wasn't the classic ride I had been hoping for. Before cabin fever set in, we hit land and there was the prize, 'Mayoka Village, Nhkata Bay' It was a backpackers Mecca! Dir...

The Journey to Nkhata Bay Today we planned to go to Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi. We planned to catch a minibus to Mzuzu and then find transportation to Nkhata Bay. Based on several rec We left the Mushroom Farm as we hoped that if we left early we would be able to catch a ride down the hill. Once again, no luck with the ride. However, a lady did carry Isabella down in her wrap on her back. When we reached the bottom after only 2 hours we found two other gentlemen also waiting for ...

On arrival in Dar es Salaam, capital city of Tanzania, we headed for a hostel trudging along in the downpours of rain, which had been falling since we left Zanzibar. Our plan was to spend a couple of days exploring Dar and then take an overnight train to Mbeya and from there catch a bus to the Malawi border. We spent the afternoon 'drying off' and waiting for the rain to ease, we finally gave in and decided it was never stopping and headed out in search of the train station to get train times...