Chitimba Beach

As we headed north to Chitimba the roads got worse and worse. The size of the potholes took over the road and there were places that had deep river water potholes running through the main road. Harmony tried his best to avoid the potholes but due to the size of them we had a very bumpy drive. Our camp was in Chitimba beach which had very basic facilities.

We woke at 6am to do a hike up to Livingstonia mountain which looks out over Lake Malawi. Mike was our tour guide and we walked from our camp through the village up the very rocky mountain. It felt good to be able to exercise again as the last few days we have being driving a lot. Luckily the clouds were covering the sky so the temperature was suitably comfortable for exercise. After 11 kilometers we got to the top and visited a waterfall in Chipunga forest. It was nice to take a break to put our feet in the cold water for a few minutes. Karen and Craig decided to take a motorbike back down the mountain while I decided to walk with Mike. The hike down was nice as I got to have a chat with Mike about life in Malawi. It took about 6 hours to hike the round trip so my legs were tired by the time we got back to camp. Although I was glad to walk as apparently the motorbike down the mountain was extremely bumpy and worse than when in the truck.Read more