Tuesday: drove to Mzuzu. slept all day in the back seat. We stopped on a mountain pass to refuel from the not-exactly-legal diesel drum we have to drive around with (seriously, fuel is that scarce)
while the boys refueled, i made friends with the locals and fed them peanuts....
Wednesday: made it to karonga around 10am and spent the day walking around town to find a building for our newest branch. By thursday morning, i'd visited six building, talked to eight landlords and negotiated terms for one ten-year contract.
The main market is just down the road from the new branch
karonga is known for their bicycle taxis. the most efficient way to get to the lake
Thursday: Lakeshore villages were bustling by 7am and the air was amazingly fresh despite the January heat due to a latenight lightning storm. Pink and purple bolts lit up the savannah while we took a desperately needed moonlight swim. Unfortunately, I had locked my camera in the car..
Then some last minute, final negotiations before the long drive back to Mzuzu. We managed, however, to make a few "minor" detours along the way with hopes of discovering some new markets for expansion... First we drove 15k up a mountain to reach Livingstonia, a tiny village with a massive view.
the second pitstop was another mountain town, Rumphi, which was rife with potential clients
Rumphi is also home to some highly adorable children. Decided I'm going to try to open a satellite office.
Friday: another day on the road. between the three of us, we bought 225 giant mangos from roadside vendors . all in all, a great trip... this weekend, Liwonde bound
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