By GC policy, we had to take several days of vacation time before the end of 2011 (or lose those vacation days). So, we decided to go to central Malawi to a little remote section of the country the week before Christmas: Bua River Lodge in Nkhotakota National Park. "Camping" in a Safari tent off the grid. No cell phone reception. No internet access to speak of (we were able to connect once by driving 10km into a town to send a few emails). No electricity - dinner by candle-light, a small solar powered light bulb in the tent, and hot water generated by a guy who comes to make a wood fire under the hot water barrel twice per day. Someone else cooking 3 meals per day, no dishes to wash. We slept a lot, took walks in the park, climbed a mountain with a 365 degree view, and took pictures of snakes and birds. On Christmas day we opened a few gifts we brought with us and made some candied pecans. And we even saw the famous Lake Malawi kungu (lake flies), just as featured in the Planet Earth DVD series. It was a very relaxing week.
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