Nosy Be, Madagascar

... 3, 2007 09:44 EST by amyvanc Hello all, Just wanted to say Happy New Year! We made it back from our beautiful island of Nosy Be. It was quite the adventure that involved a 24 hour brousse ride, a class 1 cyclone, a sea urchin in my friend Aya's toe, ...

... . An escape from the money system was a lovely consumer detox for me too. The trip of 1500 miles from Chagos to Madagascar was interrupted by a somewhat surprise stop in a very peculiar little of islands called AgaLega. We were suddenly back in ...

... area. I saw the lemurs!! They are just cool looking rat-monkeys (my own term) funny eyes and furry heads. After that I went back to Nosy Be and got a taxi with two of my new friends (Betty and Mary). We went to town and to a beach. The water was warm ...

... . Luckily we've both got good books. Have another Ground Hog Night at Papa's and back to read till bedtime. Sat 24th June Nosy Be-Mayotte Finally, our departure day arrives. Finish packing, have breakfast, and on our way by 9am in our 30,000 ariary ...