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The Ascent of Man
... on local poisson, zebu and frites - tres bons. A relaxing afternoon followed, with the possibility of a night walk later. Alas, too tired to take advantage of the opportunity, we opted out, I suspect much to our guides annoyance. As the heavens opened for their daily rinsing of these lands (it's the tropics AND it's the wet season), we were thankful of our decision to stay in our nice cosy tent, and especially thankful for the covered campsites provided at the camp ground. It was VERY ...
A slice of heaven
... return trip. In this case, a taxi brousse looked like a pretty attractive option. Ascending a 7km hill would be formidable for many, I suspect. Somewhat exhausted after our longer than expected, but very enjoyable ride, we looked forward to setting up camp and having lunch. Our experience with steep descents and ascents wasn't quite over, however. Our camp site was at the bottom of innumerable steps! Uncharacteristically, we weren't offered help by the locals, and trudged up ...
Alle festers mor...
... spiser med fingrene og samme bestikk. Det var nå vi ble fortalt, at folk spør om oss. Og det var skikkelig stas for de vi var med, å være med oss, og folk spurte om de kunne være med oss. Vi hadde vært to dager på øya, og hadde snakket med ganske mange folk, som igjen var på denne festen.
Sakte men sikkert dro festen seg til, odden fylltes opp, og at strømmen gikk fra tid til annen gjorde ingenting. Folk sang og danset, og de afrikanske rumpene dirret. ...
Pangalanes part 2
... 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.
On the outskirts of Tamatave we were met on the canalbank by ...
To the wilderness by water
... br> The way across the river provided interesting options - a bridge - no thanks
Or the ford which looked preferable. No problem for us - through and up the bank the other side in one.
Not so for the next vehicle which got well and truly stuck. But as Claude pointed out, it was a ...
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