Luwawa

May 3 in Malawi ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

In the morning, proximity made for an easy stroll across to the terminal for check in. Such was the lightness of my morning demeanour that I did some shopping!
Now we are in the air in a lovely new Airlink Embraer E175, Zimbabwe below us and the sky thankfully free from Tommahawks and Patriots.
Malawi takes into the heart of Africa. Not the glitzy safari brochures or sunset over the Cape wine lands. No, this is the dusty crumbling forsaken Africa; kleptocratic government and exploitative corporations; where people grow their own food and make their own music. Fuel at $5/l worries not these folk on foot or bicycle. As the road passes through the town, it gathers markets and scruffy shops, businesses of every kind selling pumpkins and tomatoes; funeral and financial service; bicycles and furniture. And plenty of smiles and happy children. And pot holes and washed out bridges.
Finally, we bounce our way through the bush to a somewhat charming old place and a warm welcome and warm beer.
Tomorrow promises something- probably more charm.Read more