Hotel Victory Toliara
Travel Blogs from Tulear
Plage, snorkeling, plongee et pirogue
... en pietre etat. Etendue derriere nous, nous etions aux premieres loges pour constater qu elle venait d accoucher, un accouchement qui s est mal passe. Elle perdait beaucoup de sang et le cordon ombilical n etait pas encore coupe. Le taxi-brousse a file d urgence a la clinique, une heure sur une route en terre batue. Troublant!
Notre prochaine destination decouverte: les Comores (trois petites iles au nord de Madagascar et a l est de la Tanzanie)
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Sun, Sand, Sea and Sex?
... since a lot was in danger of extinction. Also, my guidebook stated there were many birds and reptiles there, which was mainly what I was interested in. Potsy got lost trying to navigate out of town through diversions due to roadworks and ended up driving through what was basically a slum along dirt tracks. We were the only vehicle there. He then took a wrong turning before the Arboretum and ending up driving a few km down another dirt track before I suggested he had gone the ...
Oceanside Paradise
... 5 months ago but there are "buku poission" (many fish!). I admire his honesty but I'm here I'm diving no matter what. So Pat decides he's going to join me and snorkel so off we go. With a boat full of a French family who's daughter is a SCUBA instructor in Chicago and Stephan my dive master off we go.
It turns out I have a very pleasant dive. I can only imagine what this reef looked like when alive. The fish population is still fairly impressive ...
Snorkel, Eating, Sunning and Snoozing
... canoe. As it turns out were headed for exactly the same reef I dove yesterday so I already knew what to expect. But with the increased turbulence in the water the food supply was up and there were possibly a few more fish than yesterday.
Well after 50 minutes in the water we headed back for shore. Our fresh fish lunch was to be had shortly...or so we thought. Upon arriving back at the beach, they tell us that lunch is at 1pm and it is only 11.. So we just all sit in the comfy ...
Holy Toliara
... a pot luck dinner ... Good thing I brought wine.. Woops! Oh well the Anglicans, catholics and heathens amongst us enjoyed :)
All in all a great semi-local night with new friends all around. The chance to talk college football and generally feel a little less like I was half way around the world.
Meanwhile, all through the day I have been attempting to make diving arrangements for my stay in Ifaty about an hour north of Toliara smack on the beach ...
Location
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center