Tues afternoon, September 11
After
dropping off the supplies, we headed for the Lake again and spent a night and a
morning there. Although totally
landlocked, Malawi has what is described as its “inland sea”. Lake Malawi
is a vast body of freshwater more than 500 km north to south and
80 km wide. The Lake is extraordinarily deep in the north- 2300 ft/700 m,
plunging well below sea level. This reflects the enormity of the natural
faulting of the Great Rift Valley, which is the origin of the Lake.
Because
of its rich fish harvest, the Lake plays an important part in the economy.
Fishing villages are scattered along the shore and our group watched the fishers
come in with their catch. Tilapia (Chomba) is native to Lake
Malawi and is organically farmed in other parts of the world.
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