My fb post from this day:

This is going splendid.  The US gov't website says I can get a visa on arrival for Malawi.  People are saying no, better do the e-visa online.  I literally spent all day trying to get and upload the documents.  I would like to think I'm not that computer challenged, but it wasn't working from my phone or laptop.  Finally found a workaround, got everything uploaded, went to pay, all three bank cards rejected.  I have contacts that are trying to help me, but pretty soon I'll be showing up at the border pleading my case.

This is when being alone is hard.  I finally got so frustrated, tears fell.  I'm tryin my hardest, but just blockade after blockade.  Just went and got dinner (because I didn't eat since breakfast) so will wait and see what tomorrow brings.  My Zambia visa expires next week so a bit of a time crunch.

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By the way, as I'm bringing my blog up to date, I realize I forgot to mention that while I was in Lusaka, they were getting ready for a big summit with a bunch of African Leaders.  Hotel prices were being driven sky high and some hotels were sold out.  I feel very lucky I was able to move to my nice hotel and book a couple days before that happened to me.