Day 63 – Malawi, Blantyre – Monday 30th July – 0kms
We woke up at 6am. It was daylight soon after 5am and dark soon after 5pm. With regular power cuts and no WiFi or any sort of entertainment, we went to sleep early.
Soon after breakfast (microwaved cold fried egg, an ok sausage and some sort of fried potatoes) we walked to the town centre.
The Mozambique consulate, according to the guesthouse owner, who described in booking.com that it was close to the Mozambique consulate, was in the town centre. We walked the 3kms to the address we had for it, only to find out it had moved two years ago to another location. It was even further away. The only clue given by the doorman, at the old address, was that the new embassy was near a Roman Catholic Church, located down the road somewhere.
After a lot of asking and a lot of walking under a blazing sun, we finally found it. There were quite few Roman Catholic churches! Inside the embassy, the lady at the desk told us the visa would cost us 115$ each, but we could get it for cheaper at the border! If we had known that ...

So we walked back into the town centre and looked for an Internet cafe, as Alistair had to print some docs for our limited companies accounts.
After that, we tried to find a cafe to sit and have a drink. The only place we found was in the local luxury hotel. Blantyre must be the financial centre of Malawi as we could only find Banks and insurance companies offices in the town centre and nothing much for food or drinks! Where do the local bank office workers go for a drink after work, or a mid morning coffee or some lunch? This remains a mystery to me!
We then walked back to our grimy guesthouse. My steps App, which work offline on my phone, showed we walked 15.5kms that day! Not bad.
With another power cut and not much to do, we went to sleep early again.
During our expedition in town, we managed to get the tablets to treat Bilharzia. So we won’t die then!
