So we spent the night in Nkhata bay and then left early in the morning for Lilongwe, this is a bit of a mission involving a local bus to Mzuzu (there was no chicken but worry not, there was a kitten roaming around) followed by a proper bus to Lilongwe (chicken present - so all was right with the world once again). There were five of us who'd been to Ruarwe travelling together so it takes some of the stress out of the trip and also helps to keep taxi costs down.We...

So Wednesday 9 of us headed off from Nkhata bay for Ruarwe. The first mission was to stock up before we left - our plans were dampened when (what we thought was) the only off license in the area was closed for stock take. But that wasn't enough to put us off so 2 of the guys went hunting and after a short while returned victorious with a crate of beer, a bottle of vodka, a bottle of Gin and a bunch of Power number 1 sachets. Then with another crate of cold beers ...

So the trip across the Malawi border was relatively non traumatic (all things are relative).I got on the dala dala at Mbeya, had a little discussion with some men who insisted I buy a ticket, which happened to be 1500Tsh more than I was expecting to pay (which is less than £1 but these things are all about principles). So I stood my ground and said I'd just get off the bus and get the next one - suddenly I didn't need a ticket and the fair was the 3500Tsh I was ...