So I have arrived! and am writing from an internet cafe in the middle of a buzzing lilongwe. Everything has run fairly smoothly so far apart from a few visa issues which meant we had to buy another flight out of Malawi to prove we were leaving the country! We have been promised that we will get a full refund, making me feel a little easier about using my "credit card for emergencies" within 15 minutes of the trip beginning at Heathrow airport!
The flights went fairly quickly and I managed to sleep quite a lot. I saw a stunning view of Mount Kilimanjaro from the plane, peeping out of the clouds from nowhere.
We took a taxi from the airport in Lilongwe to the centre, about 25 km, and saw some stunning views from inside the car. I saw the classic images of women carrying things on their heads and little babies being carried on their mothers backs in colourful slings.
We hailed a minibus to go across town which saw all of us cram into the bus alongside many others. this journey cost 100 kwacha which is about 50p.
Tonight we are getting a night bus into Mzuzu which leaves Lilongwe at 10pm - another night on the road before we reach our Nkhati bay, where we'll stay for a few days.
It's about 22degrees, Malawi's winter and it isn't too humid, which is nice when I'm carrying round my 20.9kg bag - yep the largest in the group! Am looking forward to getting rid of that cricket bat.
Till next time x
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wow this is taking me right back to last summer-you might even have been sat in the same internet cafe as i was!! sorry you had visa trouble, a bit scary when you're on foreign ground. hope it didn't make you feel unwelcome-the malawians will love you all!!
ReplyDeletetake care my love, look forward to the next news :) xxxx