We are up at dawn &
walking the beach. The shore is crowded with fishermen selling their
wares & shoppers. Sinya’s originally from
a lake village up north & can’t
resist the chance to show us his expertise with a canoe. I’m offered a chance, but I decline!
We meet a British author
traveling by motorcycle & share breakfast & stories with him.
In a country devoid of post
cards, souvenir t-shirts, & shot glasses we finally find some tourist
“traps” here – we look at wood carvings & batiks & baskets. I bargain for a primitive carved cow’s head.
Today’s big excitement is a beached ship – we watch efforts to free her as we
sip Malawi gin on the terrace. We spend another night
here.
Dugout
Canoes on Lake Malawi