Our journey to Malawi
didn't get of to a great start!
Travelling by chapa in Malawi can sometimes be very cramped
View over Blantyre from
the Open Arms Orphanage
Cots at the Open Arms orphanage, run by our Project Trust rep
Tim with Ellie and kids from the Yamakani orphanage project
The Mvuu Camp,
Liwonde National Park
The Shire River,
Liwonde National Park
A boat picks you up for transportation accross the river
Monkeys just outside our tent woke us up in the morning!
Mvuu means hippo in Chechewa, the local language in Malawi
A large crocodile
seen on our boat safari
A heard of elephants
seen on our boat safari
The average elephants trunk can hold five litres of water
Elephants: elegant
The fishing eagle is
Malawi's national bird
A very smart looking kingfisher
A waterbuck, seen on
the game drive
These warthogs didn't even blink when we approached!
What a pretty bird
The boabab trees are estimated to be thousands of years old
A beautiful African
sunset over the River Shire
Another sunset
