Hello to you all from Malawi!! We woke up in our travelodge at Heathrow on Monday morning raring to go and piling all of our many bags together. After a lot of heaving bags through the airport, we got to the gate to find that our first flight was a double decker plane!! We seemed to be a lot more excited than other passengers about this...
It was a LONG 10 hour flight to Johannesburg but we managed to pass the time making use of the on board screens, investigating the upstairs of the plane and doing our evening trash and treasure in the dark! Before we knew it, we were in South Africa, but not without watching the sun rise over the South African skyline from the plane.
A short while later we found ourselves on our second flight, to Lilongwe. Coming from a double decker plane, it seemed a much smaller flight to Malawi, but we had a safe trip and it wasn't long before we finally set foot on malawian soil. We were given a warm welcome by members of the MAGGA team who had come to meet us at the airport.
On our drive from the airport, we were able to witness the Malawian culture straight away and enjoyed views of the vast landscapes. Ruth in particular enjoyed seeing how Lilongwe has changed since her visit with the 2014 team last year. We also had our first experience of seeing mice on sticks up close, as some of the MAGGA team bought some, but don't worry, we didn't eat any! We were taken to the MAGGA headquarters to meet some more of the team, before heading to our hostel for the night.
We managed to see a bit more of Lilongwe on our trip to the supermarket, but the whole team are now well and truly ready to drop, after such a long journey with very little sleep. We can't wait to get started with our trainings this week - we'll let you know how it goes!
GOLD love,
Alice and Team Malawi x
Glad you are all there safe! Well done on completing the first step in your adventure! Make sure you have a good night's sleep under your Princess canopies!!! Love Becky xxxx ps just to be confusing and nostalgic I'm posting from the Malawi 2013 account!
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic time guys! Enjoy every minute and dance lots! Emily from Team Malawi 2011 x
ReplyDeleteHi girls, glad to hear that you have arrived safely (if a little tired), hope the bags made it in one piece too? I think I would have been suitably excited about the double decker plane too! Sounds like you've already had a good view of the area around Lilongwe and even sampled some Malawian delicacies! Have a good rest and enjoy all the new experiences coming your way. Love to you all G xx (Andreah's mum)
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful. Enjoy!! Maggie x
ReplyDeleteReading this, I am literally so excited for you! I hope you are all well, you sound it! Team Cambodia fly out Thursday! ! Eek!
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