I didn't do a lot, just sleeping, reading, swimming, eating and talking. Actually this is more or less what I am doing since 3 month, right? Oh, I did also learn how to play the Bao game and I got really addicted to it. I got myself a board and ones I am home I will be looking for challengers.
Lake Malawi is beautiful. Actually it does look more like a sea as you are not able to see the other side of the lake.
I did also decide to do a dive with "Aqua Africa". That was my 1st dive not with Camel Dive (SSH) and I am very happy that I did it. First I was a little afraid, I actually didn't really want to go and then when I heard that we would go out with the 'boat' I was even more worried. But everything went fine and I had a great time. This was my 10th dive in 10 years ;-)
Malawi had presidential elections on Tuesday May 19th. When I first learnt about it I was a little worried but I was told that everything was fine, that Malawi wasn't like other African countries. It was great to see the local people dressing up in khangas, t-shirts and hats they were given by the parties. There were rallies, dancing and chanting in the streets and a lot of drinking. I was told that between 94 and 96% of the persons which had registered did go and vote. The previous president was elected again with about 60% of the votes. This is what I was told by a person working for an election office.
It is nice that the people go and vote because they believe in having a right and the power to decide something. Other African countries should have a closer look to the beautiful and learn a little from it.
In one of the newspapers I just read that someone wrote a book about Africa but that shouldn't be done anymore as all the countries are very different. That is true. A lot of things are the same but isn't it also like that in Western countries? This is the 4th country I am visiting and until now the cleanest one. There is just one thing about Malawian people I don't really like or I would have to get used to. They are all very, very loud. I mean people working for guesthouses should know that they have customers in the rooms sleeping but hey, who cares. If at 5.15am I want to check the different ringtones my mobilephone has I just do it. Or if I feel like talking with someone about 20 meters away I just shout to him. Other then that it seems that the most people live in brick houses, that villages are very clean, that people found a lot more ways how to make money then in Kenya or Tanzania and that there is a post office in almost each village.
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| Malawi: Nkhata Bay 14. - 21.05.2009 |
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