As we leave the small river town of Miandrivazo on our pirogue to explore Tsiribihina river, locals wave goodbye to us, we are the center of attention as there are no other tourists leaving today other than us, we are on 2 pirogues, Filemon was with us on one and Misa on the supply boat, some parts of the river is shallow and the boatmen have to get off and push, we pass locals washing their laundry, kids playing in the water, women half naked bathing themselves, things you don't see in your neighborhood, for us a bit of a culture shock, last time I saw naked adults bathing in the river was at the river Niger in Bamako, few years ago, but here it's not a big deal, this river meant everything to them, as
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