Cape Maclear

Nick and I went to Cape Maclear this weekend to relax and do some snorkeling. It sticks out into the south end of Lake Malawi north of Mangochi. (You can probably find it on Google Earth if you’re so inclined). The supposedly hour trip took us over 5 thanks to good old minibuses and matolas. The trip was well worth it. We ate lunch and dinner at a lodge with a French chef. I think I would have thoroughly enjoyed my food, even if I hadn’t spent a month eating rice, nsima, and beans first. We got too see a beautiful sunset Saturday. You can definitely tell you’re near the equator here; if you blink too long, you’ll miss the whole show. Listening to the waves in bed at night, it felt like I was on the ocean, instead of the lake. We had some beach boys take us on a boat ride out to an island early Sunday morning, where we were able to go snorkeling. My mask leaked, but I was still impressed with the amount of colorful fish. Sadly, we had to leave right after snorkeling to get back in time for Gracious’s first football match of the year.