Cubicle Dreamin':: Chilling at Cape Maclear
Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? Send the story our way. Once again our trusty Hotel Maven Richard Chanter of the Chanters Lodge in Zambia gives us his pick for an exotic getaway.
Cape Maclear or Chembe is a small fishing village on Lake Malawi. It has one dirt road leading into town. Along this road, there are a few hostels; some dive shops; a handful of vendors selling curios and fruit; and a few bars. Cape Maclear is very small. A short stroll will get you wherever you need to go. There's a beautiful beach to take in.
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Frankly, doing as little as possible is the whole point of Cape Maclear, but there are actual activities, in case you get bored. Cape Maclear has recently been blanketed by a Skyband hotspot. You're now able to browse the internet at lightning fast speeds from any one of the lodges on the bay. Access is controlled by the purchase of access cards at a very reasonable price.
There are various places to stay: Steven's Guest House, Fat Monkeys, Gaia House, Cape Mac Lodge, Chembe Lodge. A word of warning - Cape Maclear has a reputation for being a sort of "traveler's black hole." In other words, once you get there, you won't want to leave.
[Photo: Rob Merkus]
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