It's all nearly over! Sad times :( Currently sitting in Gecko Lounge in Cape McLear with a certain tall dark shaggy haired boy from Scotland making the most of my last 2 days of sunshine in Malawi! I'm so sad to be leaving (have had various discussions trying to figure out how I can get round coming home...turns out I kinda have to!). My last 2 weeks were very fun though.
Lake of Stars music festival last weekend was absolutely amazing. Lots of African music (cue lots of mzungus trying to do black dancing), lots of malawi gin and not alot of sleep (I saw sunset and sunrise on the Saturday!). Completely gorgeous setting on the lake though and wicked people....was an ace weekend.
I also went to Zambia on the token safari that must be done when in Africa. As soon I crossed the border you could notice the difference between the countries. Zambia is a lot more lush and clearly has more money than Malawi. However, the roads are awful...3 hours on a dirt road in a jeep was not the most fun I've had since I got here. The end result was amazing though. The campsite was right on the river so we could see hippos and crocodiles from our tent. Also elephants and giraffes walked right through our camp (and it had a swimming pool which was like the best thing ever!). We went on 4 drives in total and I saw pretty much everything apart from a leopard! I definitely want to steal a giraffe and take it home!
Things I have learned since being in Malawi...
1. Don't buy a toyota corolla (and definitely don't drive it to cape mclear)
2. Don't get ill in Malawi cause the healthcare is so shit you'll probs die from a cold
3. That it is possible for you to tan/burn/stay white all on the same body...quite skill!
Zikomo kwamberie for reading peeps!
Ruthie x
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