We didn't say much in the back of the matola we caught a hitch in from Chitakale. After what we'd done, what can you say that others aren't already thinking? The tallest mountain in the country. Malawi's "Island in the Sky." Sure, it's no Kilimanjaro, no everest. But it's still a long way up. Three days of hiking, then the best pizza in-country, then a 700km trip from Blantyre to Mzuzu in one day. And I'm spent. I want to look at the horizon with eyes of chipped granite and say, "Yeah, I've shit in the woods." (Thanks, Mr. Bryson.)
I wasn't really prepared for this email session. I have good photos, but none prepared to email or post online. I should be back around technology in a couple weeks, so maybe then I can send some. Our IST was sub-par, but getting together with everyone was loads of fun. Now I've been away from site for more than three weeks. In another couple weeks I'll be back in Mzuzu for a permaculture workshop. Then Halloween in Chitipa. Then Thanksgiving in Lilongwe. Then Christmas and New Years (leaning toward Zambia). The new Environment '08 group will arrive the end of February. Mid-Service Training will be the end of April. Then it's a breeze. Wow, 6 months already.
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