We come bearing very bad news. Over the past
week or two, since finishing our exams, we have been going through our plans
for kayaking up Lake Malawi and have realised that we are not going to be able
to do it.
Everyone that we speak to seems to confirm our
fears about the weather – August is the worst month for a kayaking trip because
of substantial waves caused by the high winds. This would not be
such an issue if we were experienced kayakers, but we are simply not good
enough at kayaking; we are both almost complete beginners. We were
planning to undergo some training in the UK before setting off but because of
our third year exams, graduation and other personal circumstances, we have not
had enough time to undergo the necessary training to get up to the standard
required to do the trip safely. The added dangers of hippos, crocodiles, a high
malaria risk and other things make this simply seem like too ambitious a trip
for us to carry out safely.
We would like to thank everyone who has
given their support to the trip, whether it has been financial or simply an
encouraging pat on the back – you have all made a difference. This has been a very disappointing
message to write as we were both hugely looking forward to the trip but we
seriously underestimated the amount of work needed to make this sort of
expedition work.
We send our deepest apologies for the bad
news and thank you again for all your support.
If you have any questions or would like
further information about why we are not doing the trip, please feel free to
get in touch.
