Wednesday 10th August

The day began with another early morning, as we had to get ready to leave the island that had been our home for two nights. We were all packed and ready to go, but unfortunately the boat was late. When it finally arrived, we climbed on and sped off back to the mainland. Once we arrived we were reunited with Tilly, our trusty truck, and began the journey towards Mvuu national park. After two hours, we stopped for lunch at a nearby chicken restaurant. As there was a TV playing world news, we were able to catch up on the some of events we had missed out on (Kira was particularly pleased to see that Australia was third in the olympic medal rankings so far). We then set off again for a "half hour" journey that actually took two hours. We drove through a village with lots of children that all smiled and waved at us, some even running after the truck. When we reached the gates of the park, we were an hour late for the game drive that was scheduled. So instead, we piled our bags onto some boats and traveled to our campsite to set up tents. On the way, we spotted a hippo and a crocodile. As the light was fading and the ground was tough, we found ourselves hitting tent pegs with rocks in the dark. When we finally managed to set up all our tents, we walked to the restaurant for some Fanta before dinner. As we were walking in, we were informed by some passing campers that Prince Harry was sitting in the bar, as he was in Malawi to assist with the transfer of elephants to a different park. Despite our best efforts to be calm and quiet, the sheer number of people in the bar meant that the Prince left, leading to El making a beeline for where he had just been sitting. After the excitement died down it was time for a buffet dinner, which was delicious. After dinner, we settled down into our tents for a well deserved rest.

Kira and Ellie