Lake Nyasa
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Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisiona... [read more]
Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisiona... [read more] Blog: When the clock stopped
Date: October 1st 2005
Lake Malawi takes up 20 percent of the total area of Malawi, at the southern tip of Africa's Great Rift Valley. The shoreline of the Lake is one of the most beautiful in the world. The trip I took on the Ilala ferry, along the lake shore to the island of Likoma, was a highlight of my time in Malawi. The Ilala carried me to isolated villages in its own sedate fashion. It's not a tourist ser ... read more
Date: October 1st 2005
Lake Malawi takes up 20 percent of the total area of Malawi, at the southern tip of Africa's Great Rift Valley. The shoreline of the Lake is one of the most beautiful in the world. The trip I took on the Ilala ferry, along the lake shore to the island of Likoma, was a highlight of my time in Malawi. The Ilala carried me to isolated villages in its own sedate fashion. It's not a tourist ser ... read more
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... my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,--
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
(Alfred L... full info
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