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Isalo National Park
... was on an overland truck trip and my tour guide said I should expect things not to work and long delays, and remember the phrase "This is Africa!".
The road into Ambalavao dropped down into a wide valley offering spectacular views of the valley floor all the way to the town. Potsy recommended the Tropik Hotel, a cheap 44kAr ($22) a night with a four-poster bed and balcony. After a lovely steak with mushroom sauce and chips for lunch, it was off to ...
Madagascar: Baobabs, Good Rum and Lemurs Galore!
... You may know Dave-he is an excellent mountain man, climber, skier and mortgage broker-helping many of my clients with mortgage loans). We had gathered our packs, loaded the car and were on our way.
28 hours later and halfway on the other side of the world, after brief stops in New York and Paris, our Air France jumbo jet dropped through the cloud cover and onto the tarmac of Antananarivo (Tana), the capitol of Madagascar, a city of 4 million. Our hearts were thumping as ...
Of Baobabs and the Garden of Eden
... away.
But she would not accept payment. In fact she gave us a gift! Michel
said we were like grandparents to their family.
Another barge trip for about 45 mins, where we met an Aussie lady
married to a Kiwi - the first Kiwi we have met either in Madagascar
or NZ to have been here. And talked to another younger Aussie lady -
they were all on a trekking tour with some canoeing. More exotic
than ...
Of Nocturnal lemurs and Corrugated rocks
... br> But - there is a problem! Yesterday's rain has caused issues with the
road we are to travel on to the Tsingy. We are going to be
travelling by 4X4 on a dirt road and there has been a washout. To us
a major! But this is Madagascar and nearly all the roads are dirt.
We were delayed a while, so shopped for some Malagasy sarongs and
National day decorations, and watched the passing parade. Families
dressed immaculately for church, ...
Tsirabihina River Trip
... that our touch had attracted a whole
collection of bugs and beetles. The chicken was more like a
broiler. Then the waitress reported a problem for the dessert -
caramel bananas. When hey presto, the power came back and we got
our desert.
Next morning the short journey to the river for our boat. Once we
turnd off the highway we were on a sand track which reduced the
speed to less than a walk. We picked ...


