Friends and Stuff
Home Up

 

This my personal rogues gallery - pictures of friends and a few other bits and pieces.   Actually, I've only included pictures with friends which are good photos (IMHO) rather than to prove that I have (a lot?) of friends!


Lilli and Friends at Lake ChilwaThis is one of my favorites and Lilli will hate me for putting it up, however, I think her sister also has this on her web page, so I'm reasonably safe (I hope!). 

It was taken on a wildlife trip to the island in lake Chilwa near Zomba.

 


louise with treetree carrierThis one of Louise (left!!) was taken on Zomba plateau by the side of the Mlunguzi river.  It obviously deserves a caption, something like "Louise fails to get the hang of carrying a tree on her head!" - which may need some explaination. Until I can get a photo of one of the Malawian's who carry tree logs (like big logs) down from the Zomba plateau, this one of a woman carrying a bundle of wood down from Chiradzulu mountain will have to give you an idea of which way the tree is supposed to go.

Was going to explain how Louise was carrying the tree, but I won't except to add that there really is another 30 or 40ft or tree above the top of the picture!


JeepJeepNow for stuff fans...  Some pictures of my car - a Mahindra Classic.  Both of these were taken by a huge Boabab tree near Kapichiri Falls.  This car is an Indian copy of a 1956 civilian jeep.  The original features - like the chassis are well built the Indian add ons rather less so.  The engine is a Peugoet 2.1 diesel  and the vehicles off road performance is pretty good - been stuck twice in two and half years and it's been through some pretty bad terain.  Comfortable it ain't - weighs probably half as much as a hilux, but seems to have the same springs - hard!  This pictures feature the car in summer plumage - with the small "top" providing shade to the driver and front passenger.  My favorite mode (topless) is great, but you can get well roasted by the sun.  In winter it has a full roof with doors, but no heating!