Karibotel Antananarivo

... friends of the Anosy restaurant staff Amelie, Julie and laura. They took it upon themselves to teach us some Malagasy and in return they got to improve their English, incidentally the food here was delicious, must better than expected. We weren't alone for long at the hotel, the day after Ruth and Eleanor arrived to stay, they were both from London and were also doing volunteering for Azafady but they were on the Pioneer scheme tasked with building a school. So we had fun ...

... 200 large tree species. Hiking & Walks at Andringitra National Park The national park was established to protect the fauna and flora in the area. Its main attractions are its landscapes, vegetation and hiking. The main hiking circuits offer a spectacular adventure of waterfalls, caves, medicinal plants, forests, granite peaks and escarpments, and an encounter with the characteristic ring-tailed lemurs. Tombs & Sub-fossil ...

... get used to this. The flight itself was really comfortable. Massive seats, loads of leg room, delicious meals and a huge video library at your own request. The 6 hour 30 minute flight passed too quickly. On arrival in Dubai we were met by our previously arranged Emirates Chauffeur who drove us to our chosen hotel. This service was included in the price of the business class ticket. This time we choose the Sofitel City Centre Hotel which is within the City Centre Deira mall ...

... the world where they do live. They pair for life and only have one baby every few years. When the young lemur gets to a certain age, they have to leave to find a mate and establish their own territory. We were taken to see another troop of brown lemurs, but we have seen several brown lemurs on this trip and didn't stay long with them. On the walk back Maurice pointed out that some of the leaves on ...

... going to the airport. There were some lovely arts and crafts. I got a large mostly cream coloured woven bag, scented soaps and table cloth. Lisa and Liv did plenty of shopping too. We had a long wait at the airport as the flight was about an hour late. Eventually got back to Sakamanga in Tana sometime after 22.30.

... their town since the roads have disappeared due to rainfall and mud. I just have to get on a plane and sometimes take a 2 hour taxi brousse on a paved road. thank goodness. Life at site is good. The second trimester is almost over, it feels like I just got back from vacation, though. The kids are okay, some days I love them and they make me laugh and other days they make me cuss. Which I sometimes do under my breath, they don't understand ...

On arrive à l'aéroport d'Ivato avec 2 bonnes heures de retard, il est 8h du matin. Arrivée sur le sol Malgache. On arrive mi février et il fait encore très chaud, la végétation est encore très verte. Le transfert vers le centre ville se fait en R4. Il y a partout des stickers super catho. je ne pensais que la religion catho était aussi implantée la bas. Le ...

... Church of God, our und**standing of Bible prophecy prior to the return of Christ and many more things as well. Sev**al memb**s of their group have a Seventh Day Adventist background, and although they are no long** part of that group and have formed an independent church association; they did have some questions about Adventist theology compared to our beliefs. It was a wide-ranging and gen**ally delightful discussion. Finally we ...

... went from wearing fleece, scarves & hats to tank tops, sandals & shorts. Not only can you feel the change but it is visible everywhere. The large spiders are taking advantage of the warm weather and are spinning their webs around town. The grapefruit blossoms fill the air with a sweet fragrance and the limbs of the coffee trees are coated in fluffy white flowers. A few weeks ago the peach trees were bright pink full of blossoms, reminiscent of spring & a month ago we ...

... her class always ask me questions in Malagasy that I don't understand. Normally, I just say yes or no and hope that its the right answer. I figured that probably wasn't the best method, though, and Friday started having the kids write the question on the board if I didn't understand. I wrote it down and got someone to translate it later. The first time I told a girl to write her question, though, she looked horrified. But the boy behind her jumped right up and said ...