Early morning run to get rid of some of the previous day’s
excesses (Ian slept!) – it was already seriously hot and the route I chose was
really undulating but I managed a 40 minute run (slow jog!). Clearly it is not a common sight as I got
numerous open-mouthed stares as I went past.
We left the luxury of Huntingdon Lodge and headed off on the
long drive north to Lilongwe. We drove
right along the Malawi-Mozambique border for miles in places and at times were
less than a few hundred yards from Mozambique and could easily have stopped and
walked across the unfenced border line.
We stopped on route at the Dedza Pottery for lunch which was
an amazing oasis in the dusty back streets of this small town. They make an amazing array of pots, dinner
services, tiles, bathroom sinks… We were
very tempted to buy a dinner set but finally decided against it and settled for
a couple of mugs instead.
For once we made pretty good time and got to Lilongwe by 4
pm. Arriving at Burley House our planned
home for two night in Lilongwe we were told that there was a problem with our
room and we had been moved to another lodge, Heuglins, just around the corner
complete with swimming pool. Unpacked and the Landrover ready for Safari
Drive to get it serviced tomorrow and spent an interesting evening chatting to
the other guests who were working for NGOs in education, agriculture and
health, and had travelled all over Africa with their work.
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