African Escape '26 | Read Trip Posts → African Escape '26 | Galleries Main Album » A couple of days at Lake Malawi Shots on the drive to the lake 1 Doug s speeding ticket Terraced hillsides Shots on the drive to the lake 4 Shots on the drive to the lake 5 We enter the peninsula up to cape maclear The road to cape maclear goes to crap quickly The hills in the national park here Park sign Our map took us the short cut which was rather narrower Lake vies 1 Lake vies 2 Maybe title Street in cape maclear Two random guys who wanted their photo taken There were several black looking baobabs on the main drag Our view We were in the middle room View from in front of the room First night s sunset 2 First night s sunset 4 Local beer First night s sunset 1 Beach in front of the lodge 2 Thumbi island 2 Beach in front of the lodge 1 Thumbi island 1 We approach the island 2 We approach the island 1 Cichlid stills 4 Cichlid stills 5 Cichlid stills 6 Cichlid stills 7 Cichlid stills 8 Cichlid stills 10 Cichlid stills 11 Cichlid stills 12 Cichlid stills 13 Cichlid stills 1 Cichlid stills 2 Cichlid stills 3 We go up the east side of the island 1 We go up the east side of the island 3 We asked some fisherman to show us their catch 2 We asked some fisherman to show us their catch 1 Nearby larger beach where laundry was getting done 5 Nearby larger beach where laundry was getting done 1 Nearby larger beach where laundry was getting done 2 Nearby larger beach where laundry was getting done 3 2 fish eagles Small beach on the island where lunch happens if your tour includes that The island had lots of baobabs 2 The island had lots of baobabs 3 An island off otter point part of the national park The island had lots of baobabs 5 The island had lots of baobabs 1 A fish eagle flying Some fishermen Our captain gets some fish ready for the fish eagle Dscf0856 He uses pieces of the shade cover to make the fish float for a while Fish eagle in the tree 2 Fish eagle in the tree 5 Fish eagle in the tree 1 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 2 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 3 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 5 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 6 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 7 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 8 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 9 Shots on the boat ride back to the lodge 1 A few birds waiting to fish Our lodge Img20260815131354 Sunset the second night 1 Sunset the second night 2 Sunset the second night 3 Sunset the second night 5 Sunset the second night 7 Doug on his 66th bday There was a gift shop on the lodge property The road out of town 2 Building made of bottles and mud Baboons on the road out of town The road out of town 1 Drive out of cape maclear 3 Drive out of cape maclear 4 Drive out of cape maclear 6 Termite hills are seen often We stopped further south to see the lake again 1 We stopped further south to see the lake again 2 We stopped further south to see the lake again 3 Small pebbly sand at all the beaches on the lake We stopped further south to see the lake again 6 A shop in the village as we get back to the highway In the graveyard at cape maclear 2 In the graveyard at cape maclear 3 In the graveyard at cape maclear 4 In the graveyard at cape maclear 1