On our way to Mt. Mulanje, we drove by Malawi's tea plantations.
Beautiful land!
Approaching Mt. Mulanje
Waving to the Malawians
The paved road ended and we followed this long dirt road to the mountain.
Mountain, trees and tea!
This is our tour guide, Sam, who we literally picked up from the side of the road. At the time we thought this was outrageous, but we learned thats just the way you get tour guides!
Our hike begins. The path starts off very wide...
Sam telling us stories about the mountain
me, Lauren and Sarah
Malawians go into the mountain to get sticks and carry them down the mountain on their heads. Most of them didn't wear shoes and some didn't even use their hands. Many smiled and waved at us. Needless to say, we let them have the right of way!
Sarah, Heidi, Krista, Lauren, Vandy, me, Mandy, Brittany
The path was very intense
This is such a typical picture for me. I was ALWAYS writing notes so I would remember what to write about in my blog! haha
Brian and Brittany taking a break
We finally made it to the waterfall! This is the platform where we stopped to have lunch and take pictures.
After lunch we climbed down the platform to play on the rocks. 
Back down...
After we got back, we stopped to shop at the vendors. This picture is a great example of how the vendors come to the window of the bus and most of our purchases are usually as the bus pulls away. Thats when we get the best deals. The vendors literally shove things in your face-Its quite an event!
To read the blog that goes along these pictures, see Hiking Mount Mulanje
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