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Our Route through MALAWI. Covered approx. 900km on the motorcycles. |
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Jan. 23, 2008. We entered Malawi from Tanzania at the Songwe Border Post. |
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Our first campsite in Malawi the Chitimba Camp... |
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...located at the base of Livingstonia... |
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...and the shores of LAKE MALAWI. |
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Beautiful sandy beach stretches along the lake. |
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The restaurant/bar at Chitimba. |
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Jan. 24, 2008. We unfortunately arrived in Malawi in the middle of the rainy season. |
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From Chitimba we headed south over Mzuzu, through Chintheche to Salima (Senga Bay). |
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Here we met up with Charley and Rensche on (2) Honda 250, who came the similar way down Africa as we did. |
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We stay at the Cool Running Campground in Senga Bay.
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Again the camp is situated directly at the lake shore of Lake Malawi. |
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Jan. 25, 2008. We complete an essential oil and filter change on the motorcycles ... |
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... as the weather is not cooperating. On Jan. 26, 2008, we decide to continue to Zambia instead of exploring Malawi in the rainy season. |
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Our Route through MOZAMBIQUE. Covered approx. 1200km on the motorcycles. |
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Feb. 06 to 13, 2008. We spent in Tofo on the beautiful Mozambique coast line. |
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Feb. 08, 2008. We went diving and Ruby went through the basic exercises with the PADI instructor. |
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A guitar fish. |
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A lion fish. |
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A crocodile fish. |
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A moray eel. |
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Ruby floating away. |
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Swimming along the reef. |
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Lots of colorful fish. |
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A large bag of Cashews we had picked up for 200 Mtc ($8.00) on the side of the road. |
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The view from the restaurant/bar of our Campsite. |
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The Bamboozi Campsite is situated 2km north of Tofo. |
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The beaches of Mozambique are incredible. |
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Massive sweep of white sand and rolling breakers. |
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Locals come to the restaurant to sell their catch of the day. |
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Going for a swim. |
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Mike is not scared of the large breakers...
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...but it is a different story with Ruby. |
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The current is strong. |
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We had the chance to snorkel with the WHALESHARKS. |
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An experience that neither one of us will ever forget. |
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A Whaleshark is the largest fish in the world and are plankton eaters. |
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Smaller fish swim ahead of his mouth. Size comparison. |
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This one is about 8m long. |
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Ruby swimming alongside the Whaleshark. |
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An appreciation of size with Ruby along side the whaleshark. |
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We spent about 30 minutes in the water with them. |
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Meeting Doris (Swiss) and Andre (German), both backpack all over the world. |
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Our tent was set up inside this hut at the Bamboozi Campsite. |
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View of the Dive Shop, which is on the premises of the campsite. |
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The Outhouse has a great view. |
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Local children playing in the water. |
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Soccer is popular everywhere in the world. |
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We take the opportunity to catch up on pictures and journal. |
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Buying more cashews on the side of the road. Feb. 13, 2008 we leave Mozambique and enter Swaziland. |
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