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The lady of the lake

The Clyde-built MV Ilalia is a legend, but don’t expect trouble-free passage.

Around noon on the third day of our voyage on the MV Ilala I realise I have something in common with the illustrious Scottish explorer who, indirectly, gave the ferry its name. Like David Livingstone, I’m not going to make it to the north end of Lake Malawi.