We have had a quiet day today with the morning being spent getting the blog up-to-date, or at least written. We also said goodbye to Joseba and Corinne who are heading south. We may well bump into them in the next few days as everyone will be trying to avoid travelling on August 17th.
Heading into town we had a look round the market, but couldn't find anywhere near the variety of fruit and vegetables that we had seen in Mzuzu, so we wish now that we had bought more there. However, we would still have the problem that we have encountered in all of the warmer climates, which is how to keep things fresh while we are on the bikes. The plastic panniers tend to act like an oven when the sun is beating down on them. Fresh food is fine if you eat it within a couple of days, but after that not much survives. Self-catering is not easy in Africa!
The success story of the day has been my haircut! Despite a shaky looking start with the clipper guides not fitting the shaver he was using properly, I have ended up with a presentable haircut. Not much to get excited about you may say, but getting an even half decent haircut while travelling is always a struggle.
As it was lunchtime while we were in town, we went to the very nice 'Kaya Papaya' restaurant and had some delicious Thai food. I know we are in now in Malawi, but the standard fair of meat and rice etc hasn't changed since we left Kenya, so it has been great to be able to find a little variety.
Back at the guest-house I have been doing a bit more blogging while Debs had her first dip in the lake. I have now got everything up to date, so it is time for a dip myself!
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