Oh Dearest Rumphi, Please Forgive Us, We Had You All Wrong

Dearest Rumphi,

Please forgive us, we had you all wrong. Maybe we caught you on a bad day, but we were still too quick to make judgment. There is more to you than hospitals, no running water and food and full hotels. But after meeting Moya, we should've known you had much more too offer.
Thank you for not holding it against us. Please accept our sincerest apologies.

Cheese on Toast, Lemon Squeezy, Science, Katy and Jon

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It's amazing how quickly things can change, especially while traveling. After one of the longest and most interesting days of our lives, we awake to find ourselves safe, clean (hot showers) and surprisingly well-rested (considering our sleeping arrangement).

Despite the difficulty with finding lodging, we end up at what has to be the best place to stay in Rumphi, Mutunkha Centre for Orphan Care, an orphanage and vocational school for boys that has a guest house; it's an NGO run by a very patient and understanding Dutch couple. Our Rumphi oasis.

Minus Dan, we begin the day with a tasty English breakfast and our first meal in 24 hours:

Now with the sun up, we discover that we're near the top of this hill overlooking a little valley that could be mistaken for California wine country, tranquil and beautiful, the only thing missing were vineyards. Not a bad way to start our day, good spirits once again, but there were still a number of unknowns for the rest of the day:

1. Where's Danny? How's he doing?
2. Will the Hilux get fixed?
   
3. Another night at Mutunhka?
4. Will we make it to Nhkata Bay?
   
5. Will we make it to Lilongwe?

But for now, we'll not think about it, we'll just enjoy our morning and be glad we're here
and not where we were last night ...