Day 15 | Mushroom Farm to Ekwendeni | Return leg begins Distance: 115.6 km | Terrain: Livingstonia detour, T305, T306, M1 south Started the morning determined not to coast through the final stretch. Instead of rolling straight down to the main road, I forced myself to ride up toward Livingstonia first. One last bit of exploring before the long run home. While juggling one too many mapping apps, I ended up following a singletrack goat path that no sane cyclist should ever go down. Too steep to ride, too rough to risk. I had to hold both brakes and walk the bike down like I was guiding a stubborn donkey. At the bottom, a stream crossing with only a dodgy plank and a couple of old tree stumps. Somehow I negotiated my way across, then clawed back up to the tar. Once back on proper road, the ride transformed. The T305 turned out to be an absolute gem: smooth tar, rolling terrain, almost zero traffic. One of the nicest roads I'd ridden in Malawi. Turning onto the T306 kept things relaxed, and then eventually I joined the M1 where traffic picked up again. Roadworks on the M1 until around 85 km, but after that the tar opened up beautifully. A solid tailwind, the kind that feels like someone gently pushing your lower back, and I managed just under 116 km. Perfect conditions for a big day. Food has become a mission. Sick of biscuits. But rolling into Ekwendeni I scored some samosas and a vanilla yoghurt, which tasted like a Michelin-star meal after 100 km of sugar and dust. Back at Downtown Lodge, same place I stayed on the way north.