Four of the five overland trucks left early so we awoke before 6am when the engines fired. Kande Beach is a stunning wide beach with crystal clear blue water and a very gradual slope. It doesn't seem to have the big waves of Senga Bay and is perhaps more beautiful. There is an island a few hundred metres off the shore where the resident dive school runs its courses at. We had a swim and a relax on the beach before heading off a little later than usual at about 11am. We bought some fresh fish and Ant assisted in gutting it, so fresh that is was still alive when it was being gutted - a bit off-putting!

The road took a steep climb inland up to the town of Mzuzu, the main town in the north of Malawi. It was quite a pretty little town with some manicured hedges on the main road island. We stopped at the supermarket to pick up some supplies before heading on the road back down to the coast. We had considered visiting Nyika plateau but felt we needed to stay there two nights to make the drive up worthwhile and could do with another day to travel through Tanzania so we left it.

The highlight of the day was visiting Kandawe Tourism! We had at first driven past but turned around thinking it would be interesting to see an old bridge as the sign said. Some local have started the Kandawe Tourism Project which was hilarious and a delight. Behind every successful tourist venture is a white face it seems to we like to support the local tourism business where possible. There bridge was made of bamboo, a design that had been often maintained since 1909 for villagers to cross the river. It was quite unnerving to cross the bridge but we made it. Back on the roadside we went through their little museum, him very sweetly reciting his lines and showing us all the local instruments and explaining the culture, and very interesting in fact. But it was the singing that we remember them by hilariously! He would encourage all the little kids to sing along with him and this old coloured guy from Kimberley with no English and the other assistant who didn't seem to know what was going on! "Remember Kandawe To-ur-is-m, remember Kandawe To-ur-is-m! Science, technology and many more!".

There was a long pass back down to the coast again with beautiful sweeping views of the Lake and we stayed at a campsite called Sangililo Eco-Estate for the night. The eco-estate was called such as the used no electricity, only solar panels and batteries, and they filtered their own water from the lake. The chalets were built onto the hill side with a walk down to the water where the restaurant and bar were. Not really set up for camping but cheap and aside from the pig snoring in the villiage next door and the miggies into the night we really enjoyed it!