Weekend Getaway

After a month and a half of relative downtime and routine, I’m going stir-crazy in Lilongwe by the time Nathaniel gets back from a week of meetings in Blantyre. Although he’s exhausted from nights spent in the not-so-comfortable confines of the Hotel Victoria’s twin beds with foam mattresses, Nathaniel manages to rally for a weekend out of town. (After all, we have to somehow make up for the fact that Nathaniel’s Valentine’s Day is spent in said hotel which, to add insult to injury, refuses to serve him dinner on the holiday unless he wants to pay for the expensive, “romantic” prix fix.)

Some friends have raved about the new Bua River Lodge, about 200km away in the Nkhotankhota wildlife reserve, and we decide to give it a try. In all, we can’t ask for a better weekend: gorgeous weather, diesel shortage keeping big trucks off the roads, friendly lodge staff, amazing value for money.  I won’t rub it in too badly, for those of you still suffering through winter, but check out a few pictures of our trip!