Saturday, December 11, 2010

Cape Mclear

After arriving in Monkey Bay we (a couple from San Fran and a well travelled New Zealander) jumped on the back of a pick up which drove us to Cape Mclear. It used to be a hippy place in the early 80s, but lost its footing afterwards. Now it’s rebounding a bit and already has one up market hotel. People are still struggling and are desperate to sell you crap. We rented a nut shell, snorkeling gear and two paddles as thin as a stick and paddled out to an island. Close to the marine park we saw abundant fish life right in front of us. It was the second nicest snorkeling experience of my life - really cool. After paddling back we found a cheap bar and drank some beers. In the hotel we met two German doctors, who are travelling after their internship. They had a shitty car and they invited us to drive us down to Liwonde National Park the next day. We were in Cape Mclear only for a short time, but we saw most of it. A nice little place.

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