Hippos - Guppies - Potato - Patato

I went to Lake Malawi for the first time last weekend. It is the third biggest lake in Africa. It looks more like an ocean to me.

I have found that most Malawians do not know how to swim. I found it a little funny when we got there at night and one of the guys was scared to go in up to his calves. I kept laughing at him. Well, the joke was on me when the camp guard came down to the lake and asked if I would not go near the water as the hippos feed there at night. What the!?! Seriously?!?….that would have been nice to know that hippos live in the lake - thanks guys. They are only the most dangerous and territorial animal in the world. It reminded me about how nonchalant Australians are about having crocodiles in the water when swimming. Um….I don't even like swimming in a lake with guppies swimming around me.

I took this picture early in the morning. I was hanging out on the rocks and looked over to find a family of monkeys on the wall of the campsite. Well hello. I wish someone would have told me there were monkeys hanging around. I just think what would have happened if I greeted one on my way to the bathroom in the middle of the night. You know the scariest thing I worry about running into while camping at home is a squirrel. A little warning here would be nice. Maybe that is too much to ask.