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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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locals don't know how to swim even though such a large part of
the country centers around Lake Malawi -- and there are reports of drowning
deaths all the time. When he pointed out the Mozambique coast in the
distance and I mentioned to him that I had planned to go to Maputo in a few
weeks, he said "no, you don't want to go. They're totally buggered there
now with all the flooding."
In the evening, the DSTV service had been restored, but I took a shower
and sat at the bar and the outside covered deck to chat with some of the
other campers. Rain was close (falling on the other side of the lake and
over the lake itself), but it never reached Nanchengwa Lodge. Wanting an
egg, and tired of the food we were being given, I ordered a toasted-egg
sandwich for MK75/US$1.63. I also paid my bar tab: US$10 for all the sodas,
soda waters, and snacks for four days, plus US$10 more for that afternoon's
boat trip.
At 8:00pm, I went into the house to watch the SABC news, and indeed there
were reports of more flooding in Mozambique. Calling my dad back, I found
out he was able to reach South African Airways, but was told that all SAA
flights to Maputo had been cancelled until at least Feb. 15th due to the
rain. Luckily, I would be able to change my Mauritius flight to an earlier
one, but would do so myself later on, once in Zimbabwe or South Africa.
While eating dinner tonight, Laroux turned the cassette player on the bus
to full volume -- so much so, that we couldn't even hear ourselves talk over
dinner. Ted asked if it could be turned down a bit, but Laroux just ignored
him. The Which Way truck was also broken, but Laroux didn't even start
looking at it until now -- the evening before we were to finally leave camp.
On the radio tonight, I caught some of the MBC (Malawi Broadcasting)
English news
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Tanzania Gallery
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Zambia Gallery
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Zimbabwe Gallery
I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
Thank you
Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20