We had a lot of debate last night about whether to stay at Nkhata bay or to move on.The bay is beautiful. We up early and everyone is packing to move. Frank slept with the Borgi but Martin and Colin had beach side terrace camp pitches
We head off and stop in the town to pick up supplies. There is a large cash and carry by African standards and we get most of what we need. Then we are on the road again. The roads are good and fun to drive on the borgi.
We pass a rubber plantation where rubber sap is slowly being collected
We are heading to Nkhotakota which was the largest slave market on Lake Malawi When Dr David Livingston arrived here in 1863 he described the place as an “abode of lawlessness and bloodshed…Literally strewed with human bones and putrid bodies”
We meet some locals down on the beach and have an interesting discussion about how they like missionaries but hate imperialists. The missionaries for them always started something like small hospitals or schools which have now grown into major hospitals.
Livingston returned here several times and finally negotiated with ruler Jumbe to abandon the slave trade. There is a memorial under a magnificent fig tree where they met. It takes a bit of finding and you could only do it in the Borgi (see the Video).
From there we head to find a campsite at Sani Beach. Dinner and a big fire. The locals find a huge log which we buy from them for 2 euros along with having it cut up.
We head off over a wonderful wooden bridge but then decide to stop for breakfast at a s small restaurant run by a Japanese woman. Milk shakes are the starter – Martins is driving so 
Frank and Colin can have special milk shakes. It is with out doubt the most wonderful breakfast and the atmosphere is relaxing, See the video – “Perfect breakfast and perfect car”.
We head off and stop in the town to pick up supplies. There is a large cash and carry by African standards and we get most of what we need. Then we are on the road again. The roads are good and fun to drive on the borgi.
We pass a rubber plantation where rubber sap is slowly being collected
We are heading to Nkhotakota which was the largest slave market on Lake Malawi When Dr David Livingston arrived here in 1863 he described the place as an “abode of lawlessness and bloodshed…Literally strewed with human bones and putrid bodies”
The place looks ok to me.
We meet some locals down on the beach and have an interesting discussion about how they like missionaries but hate imperialists. The missionaries for them always started something like small hospitals or schools which have now grown into major hospitals.
Livingston returned here several times and finally negotiated with ruler Jumbe to abandon the slave trade. There is a memorial under a magnificent fig tree where they met. It takes a bit of finding and you could only do it in the Borgi (see the Video).
Driving through someones front garden is just something you cannot do in Euopr in a volkswagen polo.
There are two trees and they take some finding. Both are are seperate locations. One was where he handed out umberellas and the other is where he did the slave traty deal.
The slave trading was really only stopped once a deal was done to make the town a British Protectorate.
From there we head to find a campsite at Sani Beach. Dinner and a big fire. The locals find a huge log which we buy from them for 2 euros along with having it cut up.
A nice end to a good day.
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