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Travel Blogs from Nosy Be
Från paradiset till "helvetet"
Vår vistelse på Nosy Be både inleddes och avslutades med ett besök i den livliga huvudorten Hell-Ville. Från det underbara lugnet på Nosy Iranja kom vi till ett härligt myller av människor. Vi passerades av kvinnor i fantastiska färggranna afrikanska klädedräkter, vissa med dagens inköp i en korg på huvudet. När vi anlände till staden började mörkret så smått att falla. Vi tittade förbi den mycket hjälpsamma men i våra frågor inte helt ...
First stage complete!!
Sorry for the lack of updates in the last 4 weeks but was pretty cut off in Madagascar! It was amazing though! I started off just outside Tana then we we flew up to Diego the next day for a couple of nights before deployment to camp at 2.30 am on a 7 hour taxi brousse journey. For those unfamiliar with the taxi brousse it is a small minibus designed to take 12 in the main compartment but will usually take a minimum of 15 ish....however they ...
A Terrible Day
Everyone probably deserves an explanation for our lack of updates and contact. Those who are Facebook friends already know, but for the rest here goes. Apologies if the language is not perfect....
On Wednesday the 3rd of November, Bruce T Barnes, loving father to Rhiannon and all round knock about guy, unfortunately passed away. May he Rest In Peace.
Thankyou's to Sean Lambert (who was present when we got the news) for his sensitivity ...
Treehouses by the Sand
... boys to catch dinner, and it was the smallest, but still immensly satisfying. Dad, if you read this, you'd love the fishing here, no bait, primitive and damaged gear but plenty of fish. If I can reel one in then anyone can! The island of Ankazobamarina is off-limits to non-guests so we attached ourselves to a fixed anchor off the south side where the rocks and beach make sunbathing undesireable, but the snorkelling is good. Sian and Rhiannon got their turns with ...
A Hike for a Tortoise
... you. Whilst the three of us debated the merits of the UK and Australian education systems the other four were off snokelling near the pleasantly named Mosquito Island. Probably not the sort of place to linger after dark. I should mention too that with all this water activity there was little danger. The Mozambique Channel (thank-yous to Sean's guidebook) has the most different types and number of sharks in the world. Ordinarily a cause for concern, however ...