Mua Mission and Kungoni Museum & Barefoot Camp, Lilongwe

Day 74 - 20th August 2019

 On route to Lilongwe from Cape Maclear we turned into the Mua Mission and Kungoni Museum.  The Museum reveals the cultures of the three tribal groups (Chewa, Ngoni, Yao) which meet in the Mua area.  Father Claude Boucher arrived in Mua when he was just 24 or 25 and has been there ever since - 52 years in fact, and has played a huge part in putting the museum together.   There is a fantastic display of all the masks used in traditional folklore.  Well worth a visit if you are ever in the area!
Mua Mission


Our stay at Barefoot Camp was most pleasant.  People we had met at the Museum had come from Lilongwe and told us that Barefoot Camp served the best curry and rice in Malawi.  We were not disappointed! Our hosts, Louis and Rudolph and the chef, also South Africans, were great!  Highly recommended for a stay and curry!

Day 75 - 21st August 2019


The next morning on route to the border, we were fascinated by the amount of firewood, charcoal and goats one can load onto a bicycle!  Unfortunately we missed photographing the goats - just as well though - it's really cruel!

Six and a half bags - not too shabby!

You can't even see the guy pushing the bike!

We spent only an hour at the border crossing into Zambia, with nothing to pay as our Road Tariff and 3rd Party from our first entry into Zambia was still valid.

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