We had to wake early since taxi was due at 7. Tom attempted to run in and wake me up screaming and whatnot. However what he forgot to see was everyone else in the dorm who had arrived late last night sleeping soundly. They were NOT happy. Tom made a quick exit giggling like a little school girl whilst I had to pack my bags apologising as I was doing so.. Taxi was good, more like a mini bus, so lots if space and arrived in Blantyre 5 hours later. Arrived at our...

This mornings plan was to move over to the next lodge to ave ourselves £2 but after such another food sleep I decided I'd sacrifice the money and treat myself. Tom is getting quite worried about his spending as he always spends much more than me on everyday things and hasn't grasped haggling yet.. For example last nights omelette cost me £1, he spent £4, which doesn't sound like loads but that's 4x what I spent, he likes his food.. So whilst Tom was wildly pa...

Managed to sleep until 9 today, I'm slowly getting better at this lazy business. We had nothing planned for today, just swimming and I had planned to go for a run or do some fitness of any kind. I think I have lost a stone already! Muscle dies quickly in Africa! I headed out quietly as I could and all morning drank water and read my book whilst in a very comfortable hammock. I decided to swim to a floating platform which looked deceptively close, in fact it mu...