After getting the ferry back to Dar Es Salaam, we basically just had 2 long driving days while we made our way to Malawi. So I’ve now been to 5 African countries!
We did stay at a nice farmhouse/camping place in Tanzania. We were really spoiled by having an awesome dinner at their restraunt. We had homemade bread and soup for starters, steak, potatoes, and veggies for the main course, and an excellent dessert of brownies and hot chocolate. We all felt like we had upgraded to a luxury tour or something!
We spent almost all of our time in Malawi relaxing at Lake Malawi. The lake takes up 20% of the country and really looks like the ocean (with waves and all). We spent 3 days at a great place called Kande Beach. Our campsite was right on the water and it was a very relaxing place. We spent most of our time chilling on the beach, but we also did tons of bartering with the local wood cravers. (Malawi is known for it’s amazingly talented wood cravers, so we all had to buy some things.) It was a long bartering/ trading process, but it was fun talking to the locals. (They really wanted to trade things like cell phones, batteries, watches, sunglasses, t-shirts etc.) My $3 watch was a hot ticket item, but I managed to hold on to it.
Oh, I almost forgot to say that I got my hair put into dreadlocks! I know it sounds pretty crazy, but I figured “when can I ever have dreadlocks again in my life?” So I’m starting to look like a rasta myself. It is sort of nice to have your hair tied into a million knots and not having to brush it every morning. (btw It’s supposed to be temporary dreads, so I’m supposed to be able to take them out when I want to instead of cutting all my hair off.)
Living out of a Backpack 