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 Accommodation is provided by the volunteer's employers. And, generally speaking, accommodation in Malawi is far better than expected |
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| 1. Accommodation in Dowa (2 weeks) | 2. Accommodation in Blantyre (2 years) | |||||
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I really enjoyed cycling to work everyday. The journey took a vigorous 20 minutes up (and down) some steep roads. |
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| 3. About to set off for work... | 4. ...On the journey | |||||
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Malawi really is a beautiful, mostly un-spoilt, country. Travelling by car or bicycle was always a pleasure (ignoring the occasional life-threatening incident!). |
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| 5. Rachel silhouetted on Ndirande mountain (before the tree got the chop!) | 6. 20 minutes away from home by car | |||||
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Climbing up the Mulanje Massif was a real escape for volunteers, as well as an intense physical challenge. |
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| 7. About to climb Mulanje... | 8. ...Journey's end: Luchenza hut | |||||
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It's always been an ambition of mine to experience a football match in another country. This was my one and only example. |
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| 9. Football fans on a rainy day! | 10. Big game warm-up | |||||
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Levitico and Roderick, and Raymond and Philip (not shown) became regular visitors to my home. They were good fun! |
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| 11. Levitico - moody as ever! | 12. Levitico and Roderick - the guys! | |||||
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I taught the 1-week UNIX course several times, in makeshift classrooms as shown. |
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| 13. Students working hard on course | 14. Different angle, still working | |||||
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Don't ya just love tourists! I mean, fancy trying to swim with a camera in one hand! |
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| 15. Andy poses for Chi, Zomba | 16. Andy is rescued; the camera drowns! | |||||
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This is my family (Hurrican Hoggar, as I like to call them) and Rachel's Mum - Irene. Think they enjoyed their visit. |
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| 17. Christmas day in Blantyre | 18. Chichewa lesson, with Pitt | |||||
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After 6 years - 2 stints of 3 years! - Rachel and I finally split up. This photo is taken on the last day of being together! |
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| 19. Bye bye Rachel's wall! | 20. Nowt else suitable! | |||||
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Typical ways of spending leisure time: visiting Malawi's beautiful lake, or staying at home and playing Bawo with friends! |
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| 21. Nice image, John! #3 | 22. Rachel and Levitico play Bawo | |||||
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My first (and last) VSO wedding. Things happen quickly in VSO-land. Couples get married, quickly, or...! |
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| 23. Rob and Rachel's wedding (another Rachel, not the one above!) | 24. Nowt else suitable! | |||||
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Merlin Wizards' finest moment: about to play (and lose to) the Malawi national team select XI. (I'm there, somewhere!) |
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| 25. Team photo of Merlin Wizards | 26. What can I say! | |||||
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Mid-way through the disastrous day that Rachel was robbed (at 6am) - our bus has broken down (we arrived in Blantyre at 9pm!) |
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| 27. My only Zimbabwe holiday snap! | 28. My camera broke... | |||||
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After weeks of waiting for my sink to be repaired, I had to laugh at the plumbing (and take a photo!) |
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| 29. My sink - nearly repaired! | 30. and hence I stopped... | |||||
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Elephants on view at Liwonde National park. (The sepia effect is courtesy of my XP2 film.) |
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| 31. My best (and only) elephant pic! | 32. taking photographs... | |||||
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Caro-Anne: what a sexy woman! And intelligent, witty, caring... (I know, I know! I'm a creep!) |
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| 33. Caro-Anne rests at Nkopola, Lake Malawi | 34. ... sorry! | |||||
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Another beautiful image of Lake Malawi - this time at Salima. (Don't think it was a windy day!) |
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| 35. Salima, Lake Malawi | ||||||
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Beautiful Zomba Plateau provides some great (and vigourous) walking, and you can always stroll around the lake |
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| 36. Zomba Plateau can be very peaceful | ||||||
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This was one of several advertisement hoardings on (the old) Kamuzu Heighway in Blantyre! |
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| 37. Advertisement for soap | ||||||
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This is supposed to be a picture of me with dreadlocks, but I know you can barely see 'em (I'm so vain!)! |
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| 38. A happy me, despite my dreadlocks! | ||||||
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Limbe was always busy with traders buying food, clothing, material, whatever...! (Ndirande mountain is in the background!) |
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| 39. Limbe, Limbe, Limbe always busy! | ||||||
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About the photographs:
This gallery of photographs were (mostly) taken by myself, using a Samsung AF Slim Zoom (!) The current selection are simply those shown in the diary, and
will evolve as the diary evolves. I do intend to include other photographs
too, and maybe categorise them for ease of use -sometime! |
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