Southern/East African Trip 2019

Days 75 - 80 - 21st - 27th August 2019 Peter and I reminisced about how we were meant to come to South Luangwa 25 years ago, but heavy floods during that December prevented us from doing so.  And here we were at last. We arrived at Wildlife Camp - a little piece of paradise right on the banks of the Luangwa River and just 6 km's from the Park gate.  It is situated in a game management area, so there is almost little need to go into the Park!  The whole setting is stunning and the facilities fantastic.  On the first day here, we decided that we would extend our stay by another three days. Sunset over the Luangwa River On the second day we did a self drive into the Park.  No predators were seen, but a fantastically huge herd of buffalo, loads of impala, puku, warthog, giraffe, elephant, kudu and waterbuck. Because Johan & Joanne would be leaving the next day, we decided to do a night drive together, followed by dinner, courtesy of Johan.  The night drive paid off, we

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, ch