Lakana Hotel Ile Sainte-Marie (Nosy Boraha)

... to get involved in logging each sighting, taking soundings, pictures and videos and generally building understanding of whale life. In the evenings there are films and talks on everything connected with Baleine a Bosse. And yes, its all in French - like everything on Madagascar - so its good for whales and good for whale enthusiasts and very educational. The sea was so rough when I ...

... the hotel who explained how the plants were used. We tried plants that we were told were used medicinally but our guide didnt have a name for. We were soon able to tell him - chewing one leaf completely anaesthetised my mouth - oil of cloves (the original dental anaesthetic). Citronella - lemon grass (for keeping mosquitos at bay and for ...

... to cover about 15 miles<br><br>Masoandro Lodge is north of the main town, Ambodifotatra, at the point of the island closest to the mainland. The setting is beautiful with bungalows spaced up the hillside behind the big airy lodge. It is off the road and has private beaches, steep landscaped gardens and a pool I was looking forward to tanning by.

... Marie for my second week and whale watching. As we neared Tamatave Claude received a call to say the flight had been cancelled - not enough passengers - and I would be flown back to Antananarivo, stay overnight there, then transferred to Ile Ste Marie tomorrow.<br><br>On the outskirts of Tamatave we were met on the canalbank by a ...

... your mask boy Random blonde boy High density random blonde boy Blonde country Blonde high density You are my drug boy You're real boy Dog dirty dumb cracking boy You're getting wet boy Big big time boy Acid bears boy Babes and babes And babes and babes and babes And remembering nothing boy Do you like my tin horn boy It gets wet like at Angel derailed You got a velvet mouth You ...

... en droits A l'endroit Où ils naissent Que les gens naissent Pareils ou pas On choisit pas ses parents, on choisit pas sa famille On choisit pas non plus les trottoirs de Manille De Paris ou d'Alger Pour apprendre à marcher Je suis né quelque part Je suis né quelque part Laissez moi ce repère Ou je perds la mémoire Nom'inqwando yes qxag iqwaha.sa Est-ce que les gens naissent...

La grisaille de Tamatave laisse la place au bleu de l'eau qui encercle l'île de Sainte-Marie. Ce bleu nous émerveille alors que nous survolons l'Océan Indien. Et quelques minutes plus tard, nous avons atterri sur ce petit bout de terre au milieu de l'Océan. Nous sommes ...

... went to the zoo (Anna, Phil, Marcus and I), after a lot of hairwashing and faffing. VERY funny moment with Dana, trying to moisturise his face, realising that he was in fact using hair conditioner instead....ha ha ha. Zoo god, but not great. Pretty cool to see the ring-tails and aye-aye especially. Also liked the warthogs and giant tortoise. I have to admit, 'Bird Fair' was...a little bit boring. But we talked to some nice people, including one ...

... get to Ile Sainte Marie the next day. There is a special shuttle/fast boat combination that foreigners take and is quite a lot more expensive than the taxi-brousse option (35 euros versus 15 dollars), but considering my state it was looking tempting. Since the booking office was closed and we couldn't find anyone selling phone cards to call to make a reservation, we decided to get there at 5:30 am the next day to see if they still had space. On our phone ...

... the island life. I met a young Malgasy woman who loves to travel, and prefers to do so solo, as she meets more people that way. I guess so, since we met on the boat to go snorkeling! While touristy and expensive, it was beautiful, and so well kept. Even the small village homes, constructed of palm, had gardens and flowers planted all around. I would love to go back and spend some more time. The roads were horrible on the northern end of ...