Blogs from Nosy Be, Madagascar, Africa - page 3

1998 After sailing south, we headed back to Nosy Bé. We needed to stock up on fresh supplies, water and drinks at the market in Hellville. It was not the biggest of markets, but we watched Elize do the shopping for us. Lovely pawpaw’s, pineapples, bananas and some oranges amongst the fresh fruit and vegetables. A limited variety compared to what we are used to, but still plenty to choose from and the flavour was excellent. The meat section was a bit different and not so appealing to a sensitive stomach. There were also interesting piles of dried prawns and plenty of spices. We went to a local restaurant for some spaghetti bolognaise, then headed back to the yacht. After all our supplies were brought on board, we set sail going north of Nosy Bé. We ... read more

1998 Finally our trip to Madagascar had started. We flew from Johannesburg to Antananarivo. Flying over Madagascar, we were disappointed to see how barren some areas were. This was of course due to the slash and burn technique used to destroy some of the rain forests for farming. Just before landing at Antananarivo we noticed some rice paddies just outside the city. When we arrived at Antananarivo we had limited time before our next flight to Nosy Bé. Paul needed to change some money, so he went off to a 'bank' which was really just a kiosk. He told the boys and I to wait with our bags but not long after, what looked like a porter approached us wanting our passports. One is always warned not to trust anyone with your passport, but he was ... read more