Finally managed to go for a run while Ian went fly fishing with
Gibson – it really does have a Scottish feel here. My run was about 30 minutes along a track to
the next dam with the antelope running off ahead of me – amazing! The run itself was knackering, a combination
of altitude and lack of running for the last month but at least I did it. Ian’s fishing was also successful – he caught
a rainbow trout!
After a late breakfast
and some landrover cleaning we set off - we were sad to leave our chalet and would definitely recommend that anyone visiting Malawi visits Nyika Plateau and Chilinda Camp.
We were giving Gibson a lift so he was able to guide us back to the gate
via a stunning short cut which meant much less time on the horrid dusty main
track. We had originally thought Gibson
wanted a lift home to his village at the park gate but it turned out he was
using his time off work to finish building his house so he wanted to buy cement
and plaster. The only place to get this
was Mzuzu, which took us 4.5 hours to reach from Chilinda (2.5 hours from
Gibson’s house) – including another short cut from Gibson over lots of timber
bridges in dubious states of repair. He
planned to get home on the bus presumably with the cement and plaster! We also went shopping in Mzuzu as there was a
large Shoprite but it meant we were running even later but we would almost certainly arrive before Gibson got home.
We eventually reached Chinteche after another 2 hours on the
road just as the sun was setting – considerably later that we had expected to
arrive. Quickly put the tent up and lit
the fire. Luckily we had planned a quick
beef stir fry with noodles – the advantage of having been shopping for a change.
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