September 21, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Last Minute Shopping in Zimbabwe with Zeb the Duck

Well, this is our last morning in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. We love this town and, of course, we love the waterfalls. Our hotel was near an indoor craft market and an outdoor craft or curio market.

Elephant’s Walk Shopping Village next to our hotel

This sign is for the indoor market. But, look what else humans can do here.

Crocodile Cage Diving??

I am glad mom did not try this. I don’t think this is the crocodile that would be a diving partner.

I like this crocodile

I do like this crocodile though. Isn’t this the most colorful rhino you have ever seen?

New kind of rhino

It is a first for me, but in the middle of National Parks and game preserves, this rhino seems right at home. I even made a new friend here.

I always find new friends

I have seen so many hippos in the water, but now I can sit on this one.

Friendly hippos

Inside this market there are many nice craft stores and there is even a Fed Ex office here if you want to purchase items too large for you suitcase. We did not. Also inside there are various small market areas and individual stands. The cloth is for Chitenges.

Chitenges and more

Chitenges are the cloth women buy and then wrap to make skirts. We think the material is very pretty, but we did not purchase any. We are waiting for our taxi to the airport, so we go outside. This vendor was very nice.

My friend, the vendor

He even asked mom to put me on some items for photos. Our taxi is here so the suitcase goes in and so do we. We are back at the Zimbabwe airport in Victoria Falls.

Back to the Zimbabwe airport in the city of Victoria Falls

Inside this aerial view of Victoria Falls is nice.

Aerial view of Victoria Falls. Nice picture

We have plenty of time until our flight leaves. We do a little more shopping. Mom likes the shops here and we purchase more souvenirs. Then we enter the small restaurant in the airport. Even the chairs have African wild animals.

Small restaurant in this small airport

Look at this menu.

There it is. Crocodile Burger

Crocodile burger? We ask the waitress about it and she says it is good. And, of course, it tastes like chicken. We have never had a crocodile burger; never have seen it on a menu either. Mom has eaten crocodile nuggets in South Africa and crocodile appetizers, almost like shoe string potatoes in Denver, but never a burger. So, we order the crocodile burger.

Crocodile burger

It is very good, and it does taste like chicken. However it is much more dense or heavy than chicken. We liked it, but we may never see it again on a menu. And for the curious, the official currency of Zimbabwe is the US Dollar, so yes, we did pay $15 for a crocodile burger. Our flight is called now, so next time we will be in Mozambique. More adventures to come.

September 19, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Victoria Falls from Zambia with Zeb the Duck

Our time at Victoria Falls is almost over, so today we will walk to Zambia to see the falls from that side of the river. We passed Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park and walked to Zambia.

Going Into Zambia

Since we were exiting one country and entering another, we stopped for immigration in each country and paid a fee to visit the destination country. We stop often to view Victoria Falls from Victoria Falls bridge.

Victoria Falls from Victoria Falls Bridge

Isn’t it beautiful? Victoria Falls Bridge is famous.

Victoria Falls Bridge

The span of the arch is 158 meters. The bridge is 128 meters above the Zambezi River at low water. And, this Victoria Falls Bridge is one of only a few bridges in the world that carries road, rail and pedestrian traffic. And has great views of Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls from Victoria Falls Bridge

Just inside Zambia, we see this statue of Dr. David Livingstone.

150th anniversary of first European to see Victoria Falls, Dr. David Livingstone

This statue, dedicated November 16, 2005, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first sighting of Victoria Falls by a European. Dr. Livingstone reached Victoria Falls November 16, 1855. We enter Zambia’s National Heritage Conservation Commission area.

Zambia’s National Heritage Conservation Commission

We purchase our ticket and rent another raincoat. This is a view of the Victoria Falls bridge from inside the park area.

Victoria Falls bridge from Zambia

We follow the path along the falls, delighting in each view of Victoria Falls. We will cross this foot bridge, but see how wet it is.

Walk over this bridge. Spray from falls keeps everything and everybody wet.

The mist and spray from Victoria Falls is very strong. This is Rainbow Falls.

Rainbow Falls

Isn’t it spectacular? We love rainbows and water, so this is perfect for us. These waterfalls are beautiful and we are captivated by them.

Victoria Falls

Leaving the park, we like this sign.

Reminder that malaria is a real threat

Malaria kills many people. We take our daily pills and use mosquito netting. We hope all people in Africa use the mosquito netting also. We bought a couple t-shirts and are carrying them in a bag. As we cross Victoria Falls bridge to return to Zimbabwe, we see this baboon on the bridge.

Our baboon

He is coming to us. What??? He runs to mom, jumps up and grabs the t-shirt bag. He rips the bag, but then leaves the bag and us because there is no food in the bag. No one is hurt, but we are certainly surprised. Is this an almost baboon attack? These baboons are really friendly. That was a new experience and a great story to tell our friends at home. Looking at the waterfalls, we recognize the foot bridge we crossed in the park.

Our foot bridge from Victoria Falls Bridge

While we walk across the bridge, a train, Pride of Africa, is also crossing the bridge.

Train, Pride of Africa, going over Victoria Falls Bridge

This is our last full day at Victoria Falls. We really wish we had more time, but we have plane reservations and hotel reservations in Mozambique. If you visit Victoria Falls, we know you will love it.

September 16, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Zeb Experiences a Botswana Game Drive and Dinner at Mama Africa Eating House

We are still in Botswana at Chobe Safari Lodge. The river safari and lunch were fantastic. We loved eating by the pool and the Chobe River. On this safari, the humans agreed that they had seen enough birds, impalas and warthogs. They were looking for zebras, giraffes and lions. But they did want to stop to admire other large animals. An early stop was to gaze at these rocks.

Large rocks? Not at all!

Oh, they are not rocks, they are resting hippos. Hippos are so big, but they can run really fast. Remember the elephants we saw on the boat safari? Well, here they are again.

Elephants, adult and young

Those two babies are so cute. Mom was having a little problem getting them to move quickly enough, so mom’s tusks bumped into the youngster’s rumps if they got too slow. That seemed very effective. Cape buffalo are also very big.

Cape Buffalo at rest

The humans did say they wanted to stop for big animals. Alright, this is a new animal for me, Zeb the Duck.

Zeb’s first zebra

This is my first wild zebra. We saw a small herd of them, and what are these animals near them?

Giraffes.

Wow. These tall guys are giraffe. My first wild giraffe also. Oh look.

Giraffes with young on the right

To the right, near the center of the photo, there is a young giraffe. Shorter, but certainly not short. I don’t believe I have seen this one before, either.

Kudu. See those horns?

This is a kudu. Very impressive twisted horns. Well, our game drive in Chobe National Park in Botswana has ended. It was great, but we did not see the big cats. No lions, no cheetahs, and no leopards. But we did see so many magnificent animals. I love safaris. This was my first time in Africa, so my first safaris, but mom has been here a couple times and experienced safaris in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We both loved these safaris. I have to tell you something amazing. The other humans on our game drive were from Colorado and one couples lives less than 10 miles from our home in Colorado. And we met on a safari in Botswana! Mom and I are now in the car, entering Zimbabwe. The other humans are staying in Zambia, so we are in separate cars.

Returning to Zimbabwe

Remember that the road from Botswana into Zimbabwe and then to Victoria Falls goes through a National Park. These baboons are really wild and ran away.

Wild baboons along the road

Another day I will tell you about our encounter with another baboon; one that was not afraid of humans. We are back in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and it is dinner time. The gentleman in our hotel office recommended a restaurant. Here we are at Mama Africa Eating House.

Mama Africa Eating House

At our table we loved the colorful placemats.

Great placemat. And peanuts and popcorn

The peanuts and popcorn were delicious for snacking while our food was being prepared. We ordered Nuku Nedovil. That is a Shona dish of chicken and peanut butter with rice. Yum! I love chicken and I love peanut butter. When we arrived we admired the paintings on what we thought was a storage area.

Great door decoration

We soon learned that the doors come off and this is the area for the band.

Preparing for live entertainment

Live music is great during and after dinner. The food was delicious and the people were so nice. I really liked Mama Africa. When we returned to our hotel we certainly thanked the gentleman for his wonderful recommendation.

September 14, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

River Safari in Botswana’s Chobe Park with Zeb the Duck

I, Zeb the Duck, am going on a safari in Botswana. This is a one day trip from Victoria Falls, so we will be back with more about Victoria Falls in a few days. We are going to Chobe National Park and first we will cruise on the Chobe River. George picks us up early in the morning and we drive about 70 kilometers to the Botswana border. We get passports stamped because we are leaving Zimbabwe; go to the Botswana immigration station, get passports stamped to enter Botswana. Driving into Botswana, we drive slowly through water in the road. This is to wash our ties. We get out of the vehicle and walk through water to wash our shoes. Then Leonardo meets us and we go to Chobe Safari Lodge.

Chobe Safari Lodge

The lodge is beautiful. I was so happy to wash my feathers here. Look at the birds in the sinks.

Decorative sink in ladies room

I love this place! Of course, we love the pool.

Nice pool

We will return here for a lunch buffet. Yum! I am on the boat and ready to go.

Ready for boat safari

There are some very nice ladies from Sydney, Australia on our boat safari also. This colorful bird must be our mascot.

Mascot for our boat?

He stays with us, leaves for a few minutes, then returns to our boat. He is small and beautiful. These mongoose seem to like us.

Mongoose

I like warthogs. We saw many of them in Liwonde National Park in Malawi also.

Warthog

Isn’t he wonderful? There are many birds here also. We admire the gray heron.

Gray Heron

And, we recognize the fish eagles.

Fish Eagle

This is a Nile crocodile.

Nile Crocodile

He is big and more green than gray. I love his color. This cape buffalo looks like he combed and parted his hair, but those are his horns.

Cape Buffalo

They can be vicious, if they feel threatened. I, Zeb the Duck, would never threaten them. We are visitors in his territory. We are on the Chobe River and in this portion of the river, one side is Botswana and the other side is Namibia. This island was claimed by each country. Eventually Botswana got the island and this flag of Botswana, on Sedudu Island shows everyone that this island is Botswana.

Flag of Botswana on Sedudu Island

In Namibia, the island is known as Kasikili Island. Elephants are so big and so magnificent. Here are elephants and a small baby elephant.

Elephants of all sizes

I, Zeb the Duck, and the humans loved these elephants. Don’t you? This beautiful bird is the Lilac-Breasted Roller, the unofficial national bird of Botswana.

Botswana’s Lilac-Breasted Roller

Just as a reminder, I am on this boat, but like before, it is difficult to get me in photos with the animals. I might fall into the river. But here I am, in front of an elephant.

I see the elephant and maybe he sees me.

The country of Namibia has a huge desert, but this small part of Namibia has these same animals. This is a safari lodge in Namibia.

Namibia Safari Lodge

Love the chalets on stilts. Maybe next time…? Time to go back to the Chobe Safari Lodge for lunch. Next time I will show you what I saw on the afternoon game drive.

September 12, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls with Zeb the Duck

Today, I, Zeb the Duck, will visit Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park. Victoria Falls is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and we can walk to the national park and waterfalls from our hotel. Walking to the falls, we cross a bridge and railroad track. Some men show us the animals under the bridge.

Bush Bok near center of town

Isn’t this great. Less that a kilometer from the center of town, and wild animals are here. They said this was a bush bok. The train is coming now.

Train through Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Between town and waterfalls

A little further down the road and we see the entrance to Victoria Falls National Park.

Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe. That is not our water bottle!

We rent a raincoat, pay our park entrance fee and go inside.

Let’s buy a ticket and go inside.

There is a restaurant and a few gift shops near the entrance. Also several displays with maps and other information about Victoria Falls. We liked this one.

Information about rain forest and water falls

Raincoats are recommended because the falls are so powerful that the spray is everywhere. Even with a raincoat, we were soaked, but the raincoat did help, so rent or bring one when you visit. This is one of our early views of Victoria Falls.

Our first sight of Victoria Falls and green raincoat of a tourist.

As we walk further, we see more of the waterfalls.

Victoria Falls has such force of falling water

The Zambezi River is about one mile wide at the waterfalls. Walking through the rainforest, we only see sections of the falls at one time.

This is called Main Falls. Beautiful, wet and loud

This is still further down the path. The path through the rain forest is very nice and easy to follow.

Path through Victoria Falls National Park near the waterfalls.

Much of the time we cannot see the falls, but we can hear the roar and see clouds of mist rising over the river. Victoria Falls was called the “smoke that thunders” by the native people. This is horseshoe falls.

Horseshoe Falls. Spray on camera lens

Each view of the waterfalls is breathtakingly powerful. On this photo, you can see that we are still rather far from the falling water, but the mist and spray are so powerful, there is water on the camera lens. And we have been cleaning it every few minutes. The guidebooks say that this is a place you must see, and I, Zeb the Duck, agree. Being there, at Victoria Falls, you can see it, hear it, feel and taste it (the spray is everywhere). The Zambezi River and Victoria Falls dominate this part of the world. Reaching the end of the path, you will have a great view of Victoria Falls Bridge.

Victoria Falls Bridge from Zimbabwe side

At Victoria Falls, one million liters of water drops every second! That is a lot of water. Those one million liters that fall every second, fall 107 meters, or 351 feet. When we visited, the rainy season had ended a month before, so there was a lot of water in the river. We love all waterfalls and we really love Victoria Falls. Next week we will show you what we saw from the Zambia of Victoria Falls.

September 9, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

A Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi River with Zeb the Duck

Mom and I are traveling alone now. Leaving Malawi, we had an overnight stop in Johannesburg, South Africa and then we went on to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Welcome to Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe airport

Our taxi from the airport took us to a travel agency on the way to our hotel. We made reservations for a river cruise and a one day safari in Botswana. Our hotel is located near a craft mall and anther outdoor craft market.

Outdoor craft market is huge

More time will be needed here. After checking into our hotel, it was time for our first adventure. I, Zeb the Duck, love boat rides. We went on a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. This river separates Zambia and Zimbabwe. We are staying in the city of Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe side of the river. The bus picked us up at our hotel and then picked up more humans. At one resort, we saw these warthogs in the lawn.

Warthogs on the resort lawn

Isn’t that great? Animals as soon as we arrived in Victoria Falls. Here we are, ready to hop on this river boat.

Getting on the river boat

We were only on the boat a few minutes when we saw this elephant, on the Zambia side.

Our first Zambian elephant

This is our first Zambian elephant. There are lots of birds here also. We recognized the fish eagle.

Fish eagle

We really like them, and we have seen them many places. Still on the Zambia side of the river we saw this mother elephant with a young elephant.

Mom and baby heading back to the woods

They did not pose for photos; they tuned and walked away from us and the river. The hippos here seemed to be playing with us.

Hippo

They would look at us and then go under the water. Soon come up again, but only for about 8-10 seconds. It was cute, but frustrating also. Here is another elephant, drinking from the Zambezi River.

Elephant drinking from the Zambezi River

We did see one small crocodile sunning on the sandy river bank. It did not show up well in photos. We are in the Zambezi National Park. They often name national parks after the river. Here is the sunset we came to see.

Beautiful sunset

And a beautiful sunset we did see. I, Zeb the Duck, love sunsets with the water. You know that I was on this boat, but there were many humans and mom couldn’t get good photos of me with animals behind me, so I am not in boat photos. We met so many interesting tourist on this cruise. One, couple, from South Africa, will be at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He will be an official in the rowing competition. We think that is exciting. We hope they had a wonderful time. I, Zeb the Duck, have not been to Brazil, but mom says Rio is one of the prettiest cities she has ever seen. But, we think Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe is exciting and pretty also. After the cruise, the bus brought us back to our hotel. We walked to the craft market, closed now,

Elephant Walk Shopping. Many beautiful craft stores inside.

but upstairs there is an Asian restaurant. So up the stairs we went.

Let’s go up to the restaurant

The menu featured several pages of Thai dishes and a page of Chinese offerings. Everything sounded good; we were hungry. This is an attractive restaurant.

Namtook Restaurant

It is called Namtook. We ordered from the Chinese page. This is our chicken and vegetables with cashew nuts.

Looks great and tasted wonderful

Do you see those chopsticks? We used them to eat. It was fun. Everything was very tasty. We are glad we chose this restaurant for dinner. Our first evening in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe was a success.

September 7, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Lilongwe, Malawi with Zeb the Duck

All of our traveling companions have left Malawi now. Mom and I, Zeb the Duck, have one more day here. We have been to Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, a few times, but never for very long. Today I want to show you some of what we saw here, in Lilongwe. When we first arrived in Malawi, we walked to this shopping center.

Lilongwe Shopping Center

You can see it is very nice, but not like our shopping malls. There is a Game Store. That is where we purchased sleeping bags for our safari. We did leave the sleeping bags at our hotel so others can use them or they can be sold to help other people. Remember our first trip was to Lilongwe Nature Sanctuary where we hiked and saw some animals.

Monkeys by road in Lilongwe

This was our taxi.

Taxi in Lilongwe

I, Zeb the Duck, like these kinds of taxis. A couple times we had dinner here, at the Bombay Palace.

Bombay Palace, Lilongwe, Malawi

The food was good and the people were nice. This was a nice dessert stop.

Here for dessert, Lilongwe, Malawi

We stayed at the Kiboko Town Hotel in Lilongwe.

Kiboko Town Hotel. Our home in Lilongwe, Malawi

Again, the people were all so nice and helpful. Everyone we met in Malawi was wonderful. We also had dinner here at the Ad Lib Restaurant.

Ad Lib Restaurant, Lilongwe, Malawi

This restaurant is in the hotel building, but they are separate businesses. I admired the huge wood carvings.

Wood carving

There are many talented artists in Malawi.

Wood carving in our hotel

The craft market was next to our hotel.

Craft market from our hotel balcony

We all spent a lot of time there. This craft market goes to the end of the street, turns to the right and goes about another block. Many purchases were made, but we felt the prices were very reasonable. And the vendors were very friendly and helpful. If you did not purchase anything from them, they were still nice. Mom and I wandered along different streets, but she did not take many photos. This is one street photo including a mosque.

Street scene with mosque

People from many countries and of many religions seem to get along well with each other. We did not see any arguments. Back to the craft market by our hotel, these friendly vendors were our friends.

Favorite vendors

Of course we did purchase some souvenirs. Mom said we have more countries to visit, so we can only purchase a few small things at each market. The suitcase will not hold too much. We want you know that all the people we met in Malawi were so nice and so willing to share with each other. Everyone had smiles. But, life here is difficult. This is one of the poorest countries in Africa. The malaria rate is high. Many people get cholera. The HIV rate is also very high. Even finishing elementary school is not common. You may have heard that southern Africa is enduring another drought and many organizations predict millions will die of starvation. These are the faces of youth we met.

Eager faces of youth

All eager and wanting to learn so much.

Students eager to learn more

If you have a favorite charity, perhaps you can give a donation for Malawi and other southern African countries. Some of our favorite charities are Women for Women. This charity often gives small loans to help women start businesses. Perhaps $25 to sew items to sell. They have a very high success rate and the loan repayment rate is also very high. Heifer International gives a few goats or other animals, perhaps chickens and teaches how to use milk, eggs etc for themselves, sell the extra and let the animals reproduce. Then the new animals are given to another family or village to continue the process. Of course, Ripple Africa is the organization where we volunteered for a couple weeks. You have seen some of the good that they do. And, World Food Program, connected with the United Nations, does get food to many that need it. We usually do not get this serious in our blogs, but we hope you can help these people. If you donate through a church or a favorite charity, the people of southern Africa and the Colorado Traveling Ducks thank you.

Attentive students on floor. No desks and chairs available

Next time we will show you our first day in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

September 2, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Chongoni Rock Art in Malawi with Zeb the Duck

Leaving Cape Maclear, we saw many people on the road. This man, carrying such a big load on his bike, fascinated me.

He has great balance

And look at these women.

Perfect posture with incredible balance and strength

They can carry so much and such heavy loads on their heads. Aren’t they amazing? Now we are heading to Chongoni, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to see old rock art. The Rock Art of Chongoni would be very difficult to find without a guide. Fortunately we have a knowledgeable guide, so here we go.

Hiking uphill

After several minutes of hiking, we are near the top and our first cave dwelling with old rock art.

Hiked to the top

Inside this cave dwelling, our guide points out old painting on the ceiling.

Guide showing us white rock art

I liked this reptile done with darker paint.

Painted reptile

This is incredible. This art is in a cave dwelling and near the top of these rocks.

Rock art

This is the view from inside the cave dwelling, looking outside.

View from cave with rock art

Climbing back down, our guide takes us to a different style of rock painting.

Red Rock Art

Our guide is very cheerful.

Our cheerful guide

The space between the rocks is rather narrow.

In narrow spaces

More art.

Old rock art

We are in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Malawi. This is an excerpt from the committee’s document of nomination in 2006. “The dense and extensive collection of rock art shelters reflects a remarkable persistence of cultural traditions over many centuries … in the Chewa agricultural society. The strong association between the rock art images and contemporary traditions of initiation and of the nyau secret society, and the extensive evidence for those traditions within the painted images over many centuries, together make the Chongoni landscape a powerful force in Chewa society and a significant place for the whole of southern Africa.” Wow! Centuries! I liked visiting Chongoni Rock Art. I liked seeing the art, and our guide made this adventure so interesting.

Rocks and tree really tall. Our happy guide and new friend.

If you visit Malawi, we hope you visit Chongoni also. Remember, we have much more to tell you about our adventures in Africa, and also some adventures in Colorado.

August 31, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Zeb Goes on a Boat at Cape Maclear, Malawi

Cape Maclear is on Lake Malawi, and we wanted to be on the lake. I, Zeb the Duck, and the human women are on this boat.

On the boat

Looking back to shore, we see the racks used for drying fish.

Fish drying racks

The fisherman often have nets out during the night and then dry the catch in the morning.

From our boat looking back to shore

Trees are incredible plants. This one is growing on the rocks and even the roots are on the rocks.

Amazing tree

How do they get water and stay attached to the rock? This duck does not know. Our boat crew took us past this pretty cove.

Playful monkeys

They told us monkeys are usually here. I love to see the monkeys. We are not alone out here on Lake Malawi.

Others enjoying the lake

The men on our boat were very knowledgeable and a lot of fun.

Our crew was great

This rock, on an island known for snorkeling and diving, is a reminder to keep the area clean for all visitors.

Good reminder

The water in this snorkeling area is rather shallow and very clear. From the boat we could see many fish.

Bright blue fish

These blue fish are so bright and colorful. There were also white, yellow and orange fish here. It was a little too chilly for us to snorkel, but we loved the cheerful colors of the fish. Malawi has over 600 varieties of birds and several were here at Cape Maclear. This fish eagle was posing in the tree.

Fish eagle

Heading back to our lodge, the flowering tree and colorful canoes caught our attention.

Colorful canoes and tree. Friendly children.

I like Cape Maclear. Like every other place in Malawi, I wanted to stay longer and want to come back again. I hope you visit Malawi soon.

August 29, 2016 by coloradotravelingducks

Cape Maclear, Malawi with Zeb the Duck

Leaving Liwonde National Park and the hippos behind, we begin our drive to Cape Maclear, on Lake Malawi. We like to see all the people going about every day life in Malawi.

Everyday life in Malawi

Closer to Cape Maclear we stopped at this National Monument. This is Mwala Wa Mphini.

Malawi National Monument

This rock, named “Rock of Tribal Face Scars” is covered with a criss-cross pattern of deep etchings that looks to be of human origin.

National Monument

However, according to our guide and the Brandt guidebook, the incisions are a natural geological phenomenon, created by the uneven weathering of an exposed crystalline rock. Isn’t this amazing? What a great rock. Now, 4 kilometers down the road, we have arrived at the resort of Cape Maclear.

Cape Maclear

Remember those narrow dugout canoes we saw at Makuzi Beach? Well, here are more of the dugouts in Lake Malawi.

Canoes on Lake Malawi

I think these canoes are wonderful, and so picturesque. We are camping tonight, but Fat Monkeys Lodge is connected to our campgrounds.

Fat Monkeys Lodge

After a long trip, we wanted a light snack and a Diet Coke. The Fat Monkeys Bar and Grill was our choice.

Lounge chairs near Fat Monkeys Bar

However, it was difficult for this Colorado Traveling Duck to leave the lounge chair, but the thought of a cold beverage persuaded me to enter this establishment.

Great carving on edge of bar

Look at the great carvings on the edge of this wooden bar. Much of the woodwork in this bar had fabulous carvings. I really admire this wood. After our refreshment, we checked out our new beach.

Life at Cape Maclear

We like a resort in a town. We enjoy seeing the local people as they live here. This shows the people, the lake and the nearby mountain.

Beach and mountain

Mom and I love beaches and mountains together. Here is more of Cape Maclear on Lake Malawi.

Clouds at Cape Maclear

Perhaps another short rest would be good.

Lounging on the beach

Of course, shopping is always interesting.

Cape Maclear

Maybe it is time to leave the beach for a short time.

Guarding our lodge

As you can see, Cape Maclear is a very busy location for many people and a very relaxing location for tourists. The people here were very friendly. This is one reason Malawi is often referred to as the Warm Heart of Africa.

Malawi is the Warm Heart of Africa

Mom and I, Zeb the Duck, believe this boat. Malawi and the people certainly have shown us a very warm and welcoming heart. Next time we will show you more of what we did at Cape Maclear, on Lake Malawi.

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