Cape MaClear, Malawi

I joined a group of ten for snorkeling and a shore lunch on a nearby island. There were lots of cool fish in the clear water and it was an entertaining day. Ralf had a cool underwater camera which made a fun toy. I dove (dived?) with my hat on, but got a whicked sun burn on my back since there is no such thing as waterproof sunscreen in Africa. We went by boat to an area to feed the fish eagles. These massive birds would come down from the trees and snatch up some dead fish which a guide threw to them.

I have been preparing myself for an epic walking adventure in Malawi and thought I'd warm up. I hiked through the village to the end of the beach trying to get to a rock point from which I could swim to a nearby island. The plan was to traverse the island and then swim back. When the beach ended an Australian guy went out of his way to inform me that it was snake season. "Keep yer eyes out, mate" (hard to do an Australian ascent in text - but he sounded exactly like Crocodile Dundee). I felt foolish barefoot in the tall grass and turned back.

The next day I rented some kayaks with Ralf and new friend Sally. We went east along the cape to a place called Otter Point in the Cape MaClear Nature Reserve. The rock forms and the colouring in the water was incredibly serene. While snorkeling I found a cool tunnel through the arrangement of rocks. Found some cliffs to jump off of and did some bouldering on the rocks overhanging the water (V1/2). Definitely was missing Tim and Dima.