Luther Cottage is a simple house in a beautiful setting - right on the edge of Lake Malawi. According to Wikipedia: Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, and Lago Niassa in Mozambique), is an African Great Lake and the most southerly lake in the East African Rift valley system. The lake, third largest in Africa and eighth largest in the world, is situated between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It is also the second deepest lake in Africa but its placid nature at its northerly shore gives no hint of this feature. The lake's tropical waters teem with more fish species than any other lake on Earth.
We will spend two nights at Luther Cottage and travel to two different congregations within the Monkey Bay Parish. The cottage has 5 small bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a gathering room, kitchen and a screen porch. There is also a nice porch facing the lake. There's not enough water pressure to wash your hair, but it is sort of warm :-)
We arrived in the evening and enjoyed quite time listening to the waves and reading. In the morning I was up early and saw some men on the beach on the side of the house. I thought they were fisherman repairing their nets. I couldn't see what they were doing as the seawall blocked my view. As there are a lot of Muslims in the area, I was unsure of the cultural protocol, so I didn't go out to see what they were doing. But my curiosity got the better of me and I found that they were vendors selling all kinds of curvings and jewelry. I bought some gifts to bring home. Again, I'm not very good at bargaining, but that's OK. One of the men broke my heart - he asked if I had any shoes or t-shirts to give him. I had an old pair of sandals and a tank top that I gave him. He was very grateful.
These young boys had bows and arrow and were hunting mice and rabbits (I think) They were very excited to have their picture taken.
A fisherman trying to sell us his catch.
A fisherman in a little boat in a very big lake.
A young mother and child. She had corn in her bucket on the way back from a field just behind Luther Cottage.
A beautiful sunset.
The hand carved door from the porch to the entrance of Luther Cottage.
Sunrise at Luther Cottage in Monkey Bay.
The local Laundromat in Monkey Bay. 
Susan is allergic to many additives in food, so two of the safe foods for her are rice and potatoes. Our cook at Luther Cottage prepared this meal for her.
Mphatso, Joe, Susan, Ken and Ellen in the gathering room at Luther Cottage.
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