Bua Camp, Nkhotakota Forest Reserve

Another short driving day up the west side of the lake.  We stopped in Nkohtakota, an old slave trading town, for diesel, but they were out, then we went in search of both of the Livingstone Trees.  One is supposed to be the where Livingstone persuaded the chiefs to stop the slave trade under, the other has political significance for the independence of Malawi.  We couldnt find either of them, not that we knew which was which anyway.  We did find a beautiful white sand beach where we stopped for lunch, then pressed on up to the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, up a dirt track through little villages about 15 km from the main road.  The villagers waved and smiled as we slowed down to pass through.  Bua Camp is right by the river in a gorgeous clearing.  John, an ex-pat from the UK is setting up a tented camp and has built a comfortable lounge and dining hut on a wooden platform overlooking the river.  The place was a bit of a building site, he's due to open at the end of the month, but we were made to feel welcome.   Its been a very hot day and I was tempted to a swim in one of the several large rock pools between the rapids, but unfortunately crocodiles made heir homes there so we settled in for a relaxing evening listening to the roar of the river.