break from the bikes.
The mainland beckoned, we left
the chaos of Dar es Salaam and head-
ed south toward Malawi, stopping
for a night at the luxurious Makumi
Game Reserve where we had a dinner
overlooking a waterhole. Visited by
a herd of elephants as the sun disap-
peared over the forest; it just didn’t
get any more African than this.
Crossing from Tanzania to Malawi
was another great change, with all
its beauty Tanzania is quite a treach-
erous place to ride, buses drive at
breakneck speeds, trucks are hope-
lessly overloaded and the traffic is
frantic. In comparison Malawi has
minimal traffic and is a great place to
be on a motorbike, throw in the stun-
ning countryside which includes the
9th largest lake in the world and it is
a paradise for the biker as we spent
the next few days winding along its
shores, camping at magnificent lodg-
es, swimming in fresh clear water
and being blown away by spectacular
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