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1995
Malawi - Cairo to Capetown
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Livingstonia
View on Lake Malawi from the heights of Livingstonia.
I got to the Malawi border on the back of a bicycle at the same time as a group of 30 British youths travelling in two large "Economic Overland" trucks. We went through the formalities together and they invited me to join them as far as their next stop, Des & Bones Beach Bar at Chitimba at the foot of the Livingstonia escarpment.
Overland
They were a good bunch, they adopted me and we had a ball... These Overland trucks are a great way for kids to have a taste of adventure and see the world on a minimal budget. This group had assembled in Nairobi. They carried camping gear and everything else required to be self sufficient. They were going to spend three months exploring Africa before dispersing in Capetown where the trucks would load another group for the trip back to Nairobi. Absolutely brilliant!
Chitimba
All they needed was a place to pitch their tents and set up their camp stoves. Each had his or her duties and as far as I could see there was no shirking. Andy, the 22 year old Australian leader of the caravan, was a thinking man who could talk all night on the truth of experience versus the travesty of structures. I couldn't help but to agree with a lot of what he said.
I travel light and did not have a tent so I rented this beach hut for 2 US$ a night. You can see the size of my pack by the doorway. A day's rest doing nothing on the beach and watching the preparations for the evening party was just great.
On the second day, these two fellows drove in with their 1917 model T Ford. They had driven it all the way from London and were planning to take it around the world! Next leg after Capetown, India. I was thrilled for I once had a 1924 Model T in Ottawa when I was their age a long time ago. What a fantastic adventure!
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Malawi Gallery
