We have arrived!

So after 29+ hours of travel, we arrived at our lodge in Mulanje, Malawi. Flying from MN, CA and MO, 9 of our team met in Toronto, where we had a 13 hour flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and from there another 6 hour flight to Blantyre, Malawi, with a stop in Lilongwe. Faith, Andrew, and driver Chris, from Habitat Malawi, met us at the airport, and took us for some lunch at Debonairs Pizza. From there we drove to the Kara o’Mula lodge in Mulanje. Because it is winter here in the southern hemisphere, it gets dark about 5:30 pm, so the drive from Blantyre was mostly in the dark. Once we arrived, we got our rooms, and met back in the dining area for dinner. It is now about 11:30 pm (7 hours ahead of Minnesota’s central time zone), wifi access is sketchy at best, and we are all tired after a long journey. Can’t wait to see this place in the morning, as we are at the foot of Mount Mulanje, which rises almost 10,000 feet and is surrounded by tea plantations. Our team will be complete tomorrow with the arrival of our two members from NC.

Pictures to come tomorrow. Until then… Kari