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Where on Earth, Week 3: Senga Bay, Malawi!
Madagascar, Spain, Tanzania, Kenya, Vietnam. These were some of the guesses people offered up for this week's Where On Earth. However, none of them were right. I was beginning to wonder if anybody'd get it...
Then along came Saki, who knew exactly where kevinalaska92 had made this shot: Senga Bay, Malawi. Saki was there in February.
Though it's only about 2 hours by car to Senga Bay from the capital, Lilongwe, if you have to take public transport, you have to take a bus from Lilongwe to Salima and then hitch a ride to Senga Bay. In other words: it could take all day.
There isn't a lot to do in Senga Bay. There's a hammock to the right. About 500 feet behind is a small bar, and 1/4 mile up the beach is a dude who rents a plastic boat by the hour. And just beyond that is a pretty posh hotel -- the Livingstonia Beach Resort -- which struck me as oddly out of place. The cool thing is that the campground here attracts lots of different kinds of travelers -- and it's a favorite stop for overlanders -- so there's a continuous stream of fresh faces. However, if you get tired of roughin' it, you can always hike to the Livingstonia, have an iced drink, and order a sandwich from the bar.
I spent 4 or 5 days on Senga Bay over Y2K. No, we didn't see any hippos, though we heard some snorts at night.
Then along came Saki, who knew exactly where kevinalaska92 had made this shot: Senga Bay, Malawi. Saki was there in February.
Though it's only about 2 hours by car to Senga Bay from the capital, Lilongwe, if you have to take public transport, you have to take a bus from Lilongwe to Salima and then hitch a ride to Senga Bay. In other words: it could take all day.
There isn't a lot to do in Senga Bay. There's a hammock to the right. About 500 feet behind is a small bar, and 1/4 mile up the beach is a dude who rents a plastic boat by the hour. And just beyond that is a pretty posh hotel -- the Livingstonia Beach Resort -- which struck me as oddly out of place. The cool thing is that the campground here attracts lots of different kinds of travelers -- and it's a favorite stop for overlanders -- so there's a continuous stream of fresh faces. However, if you get tired of roughin' it, you can always hike to the Livingstonia, have an iced drink, and order a sandwich from the bar.
I spent 4 or 5 days on Senga Bay over Y2K. No, we didn't see any hippos, though we heard some snorts at night.
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