MVUU!!!

My trip to Mvuu Camp in Liwonde National park was excellent! Upon arriving in Liwonde, we had to take a boat over to the camp. We passed throuugh an intense rain shower, which then cleared up and there was a beautiful rainbow. A few minutes later, the boat driver pulled over because he had spotted elephants! There we were, on the side of the water, watching two elephants eat under a rainbow! About 10 minutes later, we saw a group of about 50 elephants, all eating on the side of the water. It was really incredible and makes me want to go on a full safari. We also saw some hippos and crocodiles on our way over to the lodge.

After we arrived, we went on a drive safari, where we saw hippos on land (from far away), impala, birds, and "tracked" elephants... we saw elephant damage all over the place, but didn't have any luck finding them, other than smelling their dung. The ride ot a bit tiring about 2 hours in, as it was pouring, but it was ok nonetheless.

I was traveling on my own, but a group of 7 Dutch med students was there and they invited me to join them for meals, which was nice. It was fun to meet some new people and have a group to hang out with.

This morning we woke up and had breakfast, then went on a boat safari. We saw TONS of hippos, including a baby. At one point we had passed a group of them and all of a sudden our boat motor sounded muffled and the back of the boat raised up. After moving forward a few feet, a hippo appeared from the water - it had been under the boat and nearly tipped us!

Then we had some down time and lunch before heading out. The boat ride back included more elephants and hippos, and I was sorry to leave!