Nkhata bay was amazing and warm, which was much needed in the comparison to Mzuzu which was cold. Nkhata bay is located by Malawi Lake which is why its warmed and more of a “vacation”. We spent one day at Mayoka village which was wonderful. It definitely was filled with Mzungus (white people/foreigners). It reminded me of a place that one would go for a honeymoon so that was a bit odd. But overall, Mayoka village was a small “resort” (I use that word tentatively) that was built on the side of a cliff. There were several little huts that could fit anywhere from 2- 4 people depending on the hut. so that was a bit odd. But overall, Mayoka village was a small “resort” (I use that word tentatively) that was built on the side of a cliff. There were several little huts that could fit anywhere from 2- 4 people depending on the hut. Due to the fact that it resides on the cliff, the stairs were quite steep at times. My favorite feature of the village was the communal shower. Yea you heard me right! The communal shower was a stone shower that allowed you to look out over the lake while you showered. When I first heard about this, I was like “wait is it several showers and you shower with strangers?”. This is not the case. There is one door which you can lock behind you. Also when you are in the shower the wall comes up high enough that its not a peep show lol! (well at least you hope…if so oh well cants do anything about it now haha). Anyway I enjoyed a shower a sunset which was beautiful to behold!
Additionally, they have this challenge that if you win you get a free night’s stay at the village. You have to paddle a canoe to a specific spot out in the lake and back. The issue is its not some American made canoe. It’s a hollowed out tree trunk which you don’t sit in you sit on top of with your feet inside the canoe. Thus, it comes down to some Malawian strategy and BALANCE! Oh..also you had to do it with another person. So I tried this with Mike. Only once we got really close to both being in the canoe and balanced but anytime paddling came into play we would wipe out. It was a lot of fun to try and beat the challenge. My competitive side came out! Lol
Our stay was nice at Nkhata bay and the next day we headed home to Lilongwe.
OH! I forgot to mention. The Mayoka village had the cutest dogs who had just had 8 puppies. So we were able to play with them! The dog parents walked with us to the bus on Tuesday morning! It was awesome! I want a dog lol!
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