Today was supposed to be a 500km ride to Chipata, however, because we were on the road before 7am we got to Chipata through beautiful countryside by 1pm and made a prompt decision to push on to Senga Bay another 350km away and get a 3 night stay in one spot rather than riding again tomorrow.
The idea was good however, the border took nearly an hour to cross and I had forgotten that the Malawian roads are in fact narrower and more populated and congested than the Zambian roads and the going is therefore slower. We got to Lilongwe at 16:45 with less than an hour of sunlight left and still 110km of road to cover. It was risky but we decided to push on and although it was perhaps a little danegerous because of the, mountainous road, the people, traffic and animals and the speeds we were pushing, by the time we got to the Livingstonia we were all on such a high that we didnt even bother to change out of our riding gear and went straight to the bar…..It turned into a very long, hot and hilarious night after that!
Luanga River bridge stop..
Simon.
Shauno.
The lineup..
Getting ready for a big night.
Cozens.
Scotty
August 28, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Awesome update!!!….I can see why you haven’t been posting much, little jealousy on this end…going to order my KTM this week…know any good dealers? 😉
Ivanushka
August 31, 2011 at 6:39 pm
no one pick up goat?? jump on roof? No good!