Lilongwe, Malawi's capital was our first destination. Malawi is probably the poorest country we've been to so far. The capital has one or two restaurants and a supermarket, but that's about it. Heading North from Lilongwe we hit Lake Malawi which is over 500km from north to south. The lake is so big that it has proper sand beaches and looks like the coast. Kande Beach was our first stop on the lake. It's really relaxed and has a bar right on the beach. Just outside the campsite is a local village and we went on a guided walk with "Mel Gibson". It's very common here for people, especially men, to come up with a name that they think is western. I met Winston Churchill, Donald Duck, Nelson, Julius Caesar and Pink Floyd. In the village
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