Sunday was a well deserved day off. Hurrah! We decided to go to Nhakarta Bay. We took a mini bus (after lots of faffing at the bus depot), and headed off to the beach. The drive was beautiful although slightly ruined by how packed the bus was. Some of us had passengers sat on our feet. Mzuzu and Nhakarta Bay are beautiful. The area looks nothing like the rest of Malawi. It is really green and hilly and full of huge trees.

At Nhakarta bay we did lots of walking, sunbathing and spent lots of time avoiding stray dogs. The lake was beautiful but of course none of us swam in it because we understand the importance of health and safety. The day was very relaxing and really felt like a holiday. The area looks almost Mediterranean, it's so green and the water is so crystal clear. Our minibus ride back was on an extremely shoddy vehicle. It stopped a lot to fix engine problems, all part of the fun I say!