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Croc Valley Campsign Day 18, 15 June 2011 SLNP to Mama Rula's, Chipata, S13.58263 E32.61000, 140 km. Accommodation: 1 x $7pppn = $14 Now it was back on the same bad road again towards Chipata and at 12h30 we booked in at Mama Rula’s again….for the steak and peanuts... ☺ We then went to buy some groceries etc at the Spar as well as Shoprite, but although both had previously confirmed on email that soda water and tonic was available, it really was a problem to get hold of. Later during the trip I switched from whisky to brandy as coke was readily available. I also wanted only local beer in all the countries that I visit, but it was a problem getting Mosi in cans. Bottles become a problem when you travel. It was the night of the lunar eclipse and everybody was out on the grass with their cameras. 28
We had heard from people at Croc Valley camp that there was a fuel shortage in Malawi, and when we spoke to the Overlanders who arrived from Malawi at Mama Rula’s they also confirmed the fuel shortage. This was sad as we planned to go to Liwonde Nat Park first and then north along the shores of Lake Malawi. So we decided that we will have to cut out the LNP and maybe Cape McClear as well. If the situation was really serious we will just have to drive straight north. We will assess the petrol situation at Lilongwe. Days 19-21, 16-18 June 2011 Leaving Zambia at Chipata to The Steps at Senga Bay, Malawi S13.71600 E34.62839, 272 km. 3 x $7pppn =$42 Today we had to do another border-crossing….and I am no friend of this… We first went to the State Insurance Corporation to buy the Comesa for Malawi as well as Tanzania for 2 months, price 145000ZkW. We also exchanged $100 on the street for Mkwachas, the rate was not bad at all but you have to watch those hands handing you the money….they are sharp!...be warned… We left Chipata for the border, and to my surprise we were in Malawi an hour later! My first impression of the Malawian people is that they are not as friendly as the Zambian people…maybe because of the fact that they are a lot poorer than their neighbours. Take note that the speed limit in Malawi is 80km/h, and in towns 50km/h. When we reached the first garage at Lilongwe I saw a tanker on the forecourt and the attendant told me that they had just received petrol but we have to wait a while. I believe they first had to pay for the fuel before they could start selling and while we waited the queue just grew…. The attendant confirmed the fact that Malawi had a fuel crisis, but petrol was more readily available than diesel. The price of petrol was 290MkW(R14,50) from the south to the north of Malawi. After waiting about an hour we could fill up with petrol and be on our way, and we decided that we will fill up at every fuel station we can get petrol. At Salima we filled up again and proceeded to Cool Runnings at Senga Bay. We noticed on the T4A map that The Steps was just 4km away so we decided to go and have a look there first. What a lovely place and we decided to stay here for 4 nights. We did not know beforehand what happens at The Steps on a weekend…….. ☺ 29
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