Lake Malawi

So, yeah, we just got back from the Lake and it was AMAZING. More like an ocean than a lake really, Lake Malawi (aka: "the Calendar Lake") is 365 miles long and 52 miles across. Which meant that we couldn't even see the shore on the other side and had to content ourselves with looking at canoes, islands, swimming children, and rare types of fish of every kind... really not such a bad deal in the long run. The first day at the Lake a few of us attempted to swim out to a certain "lizard island" about a mile away from shore, but gave up after going approximately 1/117th of the way and returned to come lounge on the beautiful beach instead. Never fear though, for we were later redeemed when we took a boat dubbed BAD NEWS sailed by the very competent "Captain Magic" out to the island and frolicked amongst the large lizards and colorful fish. That night we spent our time chilling around the "Cool Runnings" camp ground (basically a
hippie heaven on earth) climbing trees, playing bao, stalking some especially attractive Danish boys, hunting for books from the lodge library complete with Tolstoy and Hugo, ordering passion fruit Fanta from the bar, and consuming some especially delicious vegetarian fare. The tents we slept in were quite an adventure, as were the ants that seemed to be rather attracted to our sleeping bags and clothes... let's just say that it's gonna be nice to sleep in a real bed again tonight. Anyways, the rest of our time at the Lake was spent in much the same way as the first day, as we continued to enjoy the beautiful landscape and our relaxation time in between our very busy teaching schedules. We also taught one afternoon for a couple hours to a group of students at the lake.(Written yesterday)
PS On the way home, some of the more adventuresome of us tried some of the culinary delights available along the road. Pictures to follow...