Took a cab 2 hours to Senga Bay on Lake Malawi this morning. We hired a cabbie who was being undercut by a man who didn't even have a car (but promised that it would be coming very soon). Katie didn't seem to trust our driver much, even more so when he stopped and had his "brother" hop into the car with us, however, he got us here quick, shook hands, smiled, and took off, grumbling only slightly about the fare. The drive took us through beautiful countryside. Very rural, but there were people and small thatched villages the whole drive. Kids shout "hello" and "uzungu" and wave. Everyone else does their best to stay out of the way of the car. The goats, which are numerous here, aren't as hep, and seem to be the greatest hazard on the road, besides the other cars. Lake Malawi truly is beautiful. It's enormous and penetrating blue. Beautiful black, red, and gold sand that dances and twirls into impossible patterns with each wave. There are monkeys here, and birds, numerous blue tailed lizards, geckos, and burning sun. We had a lunch of tomatoes, purchased at the market in Lilongwe, rolls, yogurt, and museli. I am very happy to have nothing to do and nothing to think about for a couple of days.
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