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Monsanto, Malawi

It has been nearly a week but our journey is complete the greeting by the villagers is something that cannot be described by words. We are so unworthy have witnessed such a outpouring of thanksgiving for something that is not yet complete, and that we have played such a little part in.
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

The original plan was to have just one day in JoBerg, having arrived just over 24 hours late we missed our flight to Lilongwe and the next flight was not for another two days. We put the time to good use, filling up on more food then we should, and taking a day trip into a national park, It was a bit more like a zoo with most of these animals having been born into captivity and were feed game to keep the hunting drive down. Still seeing lions in Africa beats what ever esle we could be doing back home. Another good nights sleep, almost adjusted to the time and then it is off to Malawi.
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Lilongwe, Malawi

Our number one task for Lilongwe, was to get our money to pay for the well in Monsanto. In order to get the money into the country we tried to deal directly with sending it to a local bank. Upon arrival we learn that American bank has never heard of the Malawian bank, that was reassuring. Plan B Western Union, they really are everywhere. Walk in no problem, cut to front of the line of people who work all week and get a minuscule little wad of bills to make it through, great, secret code is approved and don't I feel like I know what I am doing. I should have realized something was wrong when I saw the cart. Now having more money then can comfortably carried sounds like one of the better problems to have, it is non the less rather unnerving out there all alone. But at least I can say that I have brought a bank to a complete standstill, you could hear a pin drop. I barrow Lucky's bag and it is just large big enough to walk out of the bank with every pair of eyes fallowing me.
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London, England, United Kingdom

London is a bit much. There is no easing yourself into it her, you must dive in, or at least a grand belly flop. For one that has never spent that much time in cities it is over powering, just navigating through Hethrow took some time, then finding the way on the tube. When I finally made it to my stop just off Kings Cross, I took three wrong turns and walked right past my hostal and keep going for nearly 3/4 mile, loaded down with my three mouths of study books and all.
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Lilongwe, Malawi

We have made it to Lilongwe, we have meet Lucky, we even have our luggage, it made it here before us. So much for security, and this trip seams to be rolling from one success to another. Lucky is everything we hoped for and need here. We spent the time running across the capital meeting with drilling company and finalizing the plan, soon Mosanto will have water.
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

The traveler must see the journey as not merely a road to the end but worthy in its self. This sounds less appealing after spending the last two nights in the air, rather then in a bed, even I am not looking froward to more plane travel and that in its self is a new experience. Ah, but weren't we supposed to spend the night in Atlanta? No, as it terns out we were not supposed to, yet we did anyway, by the way the cheapest hotel in Atlanta is cheep for a good reason.

But now we are finally here. Coming in over the Atlantic, the east Atlantic my first views of Africa are dark, a few lights below, but the excitement is clear. One more short nine and a half hour lag and we set down in South Africa, and now the journey begins.
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