A stay in paradise

I slept on the bench come bed that I’d used my bags to claim for the grand total of about 3 hours. Second class had got more busy and added noise and people (including a woman that fought her way onto my bench) made any hope of sleeping after that impossible.

The boat arrived at Nkhata Bay, our departure point, very early although it was delayed by a few hours. It must have been about 5:30 am when we finally got off that wretched boat. Craig had told us where to find him and we were escorted there by a few of the locals out to earn a finders fee. Mayoka Village described as paradise by Craig, and once we were shown to our water front chalet we had to agree! It would be all to easy to stay there for weeks.

Nkhata Bay itself is a small fishing village on the western shore of Lake Malawi/Nyassa. It has a completely different feel from Senga Bay just down the coast. Senga Bay is more of a traditional lake side holiday destination consisting of a string of hotels and lodges where as Nkhata Bay is a backpackers retreat or should I say paradise?

Bhav outside our waterfront chalet at Mayoka Village