assive impact on
e.
Zambia are
eople selling
it and vegetables
of the strangest
is chargrilled
es, believe it or
rds, the road
ntastic, hardly
rry about. The
town of Chipata
the night. The
ould have only 35
o reach the actual
en a further 119
Lilongwe, the
his would make
with little travelwing
in a border
the paperwork
mbian / Malawi
eted with the
ers and semi-trailers
parked everywhere. It seemed
straight forward, including the payment
of the $20 road tax needed for
the motorbike.
It seemed fine until I had to fill out
the deposit forms in duplicate, four
times, for the lady behind the counter.
We then had to wait while she
processed the paperwork along with
that of a few other drivers. Frustrating
to say the least.
Further down the road we were
able to purchase a sim card for our
phone, the required data, and the
bikes insurance. All straight forward
when on the road.
Malawi, with its population of
over 18 million, has a relatively small
landmass. It seems there are people
everywhere on the roads. Most can’t
afford a car, so either walk or ride
bicycles, riding a motorbike means
you must concentrate intently on the
road.
We’d undertaken volunteer work
at a school in Lilongwe for a few days
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