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Cape Maclear

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Day 72 & 73 - 18th &19th August 2019 Two glorious days were spent at Chembe Eagles' Nest at Cape Maclear.  Today we took a boat out to the Cape Maclear National Park, walked to the memorial of Dr Black, a young Scotsman missionary doctor who died of malaria at age 31.  Thereafter, we went to feed the fish eagles (that they have been doing for at least the past 30 years!) off Tunda Island which is also part of the national park, and to visit the island. Chembe village - racks for drying the fish that they catch Drat! He missed the fish - but at least we caught him! The fish were amazing! Tomorrow we are off to Barefoot Camp 20 km's from Lilongwe, on the Chipata road.  There had  been demonstrations in a number of the cities throughout Malawi over the recent elections, which the demonstrators maintain was not a fair election, but we have been told that the matter is currently in court.  Until such time as a court ruling is made, we have been tol