Hi Everyone,

 We’re here in Malawi and it’s amazing. Endless rolling hills framing the famous lake. Wonderful people. We’ve been sleeping in caves (seriously), trekking in Nyika National Park and staying in little villages where the only other white folks they see in a given year is the local peace corp volunteer. Tomorrow we start a four day canoe trip up the remote northwest shore of the lake. No cars, no electricity, no banks.

 Hope I’ve got enough money.

 Only one problem – sat phone e-mail is down. We’re working on it, but if you’ve ever tried to “work on something” in Malawi, you’ll know that that poses serious problems.

 That means I’ll owe you a serious update when we get back.