Zambian Safari

 

So the highlight was seeing the lions eat a zebra. Though, admittedly it was a bit traumatic for the kids. Darian didn't know how to process and kept saying "zebra poop." That night as well for the first time ever he woke up in the middle of the night scared, saying "hippo scared" "zebra" "lion." The hippos outside of our lodge make some pretty scary noises at night so I don't blame him for being scared.

 

The scariest part of the safari for me was this elephant that almost charged us.

 

 

We saw wild dogs surrounding a warthog, which is extremely rare. They were amazingly scrappy little creatures, and apparently also good hunters as well.

Ntchisi Rainforest

 

Final stop, Ntchisi rain forest. This was a feat for Kian as he hiked by himself for three hours (without any bribery with candy or gum). It was amazing. Darian sat in the backpack and didn't cry so I guess he did well. He did recently hit one of my top two favorite developmental milestones though. He can now be bribed to do things or stop doing things with a promise of candy or gum in the future. It's great. I can't wait until he hits my other favorite milestone, being able to sit through a full-length cartoon movie. In general though, Darian is pinching, biting, and hitting a lot less, so we are extremely proud parents.

 

 

 

Darian and Kian loved having madar and baba here in Malawi. Kian showed off his gardening skills. Darian learned to love playing the Turkish "Hamanee" game with Baba. And overall we ate a lot better, had a great time stopping and shopping at all of the fruit markets and generally had a lot more fun.

Safari in South Luwanga (Zambia)

 

 

 

 

We saw so many lions (on each drive) and got so close that at one point baba said ok that's enough lets go. Darian called the elephants "dundus" and the lizards "sindos" but other than that he had his impalas and pukus and kudos figured out.

Next stop: Mulanje

 

We stayed at Lujeri tea estate and did some short hikes to some waterfalls.

 

 

 

Notice the tea plants right next to baba.

Madar & Baba Visit Malawi

 

First stop on the madar and baba tour was Cape Maclear. We went on a boat ride to feed the fish eagles (who were apparently too full to dive for our fish since it was a weekend and all of the other boats had fed them) and colorful fish. All of this was great for the ecosystem.