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Background: Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner.

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By Geoff n Lexa
November 2nd 2006

Half moon home Africa » Madagascar

Aerial view of Andavadoake and Half Moon

So we arrived at Andavadoake and to be specific Half Moon Beach, our home for 6 weeks. Here's a few shots to give you a feel for the place. As we are so far behind and now writing this from India, I'm afraid the accompanying words are going to be sparse...but maybe that's a good thing! [View Full Entry]

By Geoff n Lexa
November 2nd 2006

Fumba! Africa » Madagascar

Spank that Kely Kely guitar!!

In the first week at Andavadoake we were invited to a Fumba (celebration) at a local village. Two women had recently recovered from severe illness and this called for much rum, dancing, music and merriment. [View Full Entry]

Villagers come to meet us at the edge of 'town'

By Geoff n Lexa
November 2nd 2006

Party night part one Africa » Madagascar

Sauve and sophisticated

Purely because dive protocol insisted on a day to 'de-gas' (non-divers please phone a friend for an explanation if required) and we were only allowed 1 beer prior to dive days, we HAD to have a party night in every 5...... They all had a theme of sorts such as Casino night, Super heroes, whateveryouwant night and pirates- these led to some extremely inventive fancy dress costumes! Most people ended up in the local Epi Bar (Epicerie) which played the best loved local tunes and occasionally Bob Marley at high volume. The competition between locals and vazaha to 'out-dance' each other [View Full Entry]

By Kev Sylv
October 31st 2006

Lepra Sponsored Cycle Ride 2006 Africa » Madagascar

Pousse Pousse

After much preparation and planning we left the UK in mid September and joined a team of 14 LEPRA cyclists in Madagascar. We all met up in the highlands of Southern Madagascar in a National Park called Ranomafana. Sadly much of the original rain forest has been destroyed in Madagascar and a few National Parks have been created to preserve some of the remaining forests. Even then poverty forces locals to employ illegal slash and burn methods in an attempt to sustain themselves. As we prepared for our first day’s cycling we wer [View Full Entry]

By Geoff n Lexa
October 23rd 2006

Only 24 hours from Tulear… Africa » Madagascar

Boarding the boutre at midnight

Well actually, I exaggerate slightly it was only 23 hours….but on a boat that looked like something straight out of Pirates of the Caribbean, that was more than enough for most people as we travelled the 200km north from Tulear to the dive project. Personally and in spite of the rats running around as we slept on the deck, the cockroach that crawled over my face in the middle of the night and the lack of toilet facilities - we loved it! Whilst still in Tulear there was a slight crisis caused by 3 people’s bags going missing - spread across [View Full Entry]

By Geoff n Lexa
October 18th 2006

Writer's blog Africa » Madagascar

Claire fondling some seaweed

Hi everyone, Before you get too excited this isn’t really the next instalment, just a quick apology for the lack of blog updates over the last couple of months! As usual I have plenty of excuses for being slack, for starters - only email via satellite phone was available at the dive project and at 5€ a pop to send a short text mail we didn’t do any of that… The 2 - 3 weeks of travelling we had after leaving the project were a haze of bone-jarring, bum-numbing bus journeys, remote river trips and isolated National Parks, a time where [View Full Entry]

Some members of the highly professional Blue Ventures conservation team working hard

By moon
September 14th 2006

A Matter of Rice Africa » Madagascar

Just a brief story to pass on...life in village has been quiet. We are slowly warming into the hot season and the days are getting a little longer. One afternoon a little friend, Faniry, came to visit me as I was working in my yard, carrying her 2 year old brother Elie on her back. We got to work pulling up weeds together when Faniry suddenly asks: "Did you eat today?" I replied that no, actually I had not eaten dinner yet. So she says: "Lots of the kids are saying you don't eat rice. Do you have any rice?" I [View Full Entry]

By Joey Eakins
September 10th 2006

Yes, I am still here in Madagascar Africa » Madagascar

Hello All, It is September 10th. The Peace Corps has set up privacy rules, so I have to say that the things mentioned in this journal are my own personal opinions and are not endorsed by the Peace Corps of the United States of America. With that said I just wanted to write that I am still alive. I start school tomorrow. I am a teacher now. Well, I just wanted to update this journal and say why I haven't been keeping it more up to date. I haven't had the time. On September 22,23,and 24, I hope to add some [View Full Entry]

By Porgie
August 15th 2006

Home time ...... Africa » Madagascar

I am on my last day now, very sad, and in typical Super G fashion I have chosen a massive religious holiday as my last day, meaning pretty much everywhere is closed! Great! My flight isn't til tonight and I have had to check out of my hotel, so I am wandering the streets aimlessly until I head to the airport in 5.5 hours, not that I'm counting! Yesterday was the first day I have had to myself since arriving, and it was lovely. I took all the unwanted clothes Lys and I had thrown out to a childrens home on [View Full Entry]

By Porgie
August 13th 2006

Eskimo! Africa » Madagascar

We left Tana a few days ago and headed east to the rainforest where we saw the largest lemur of them all, the indri. It was FREEZING, as in see your breath freezing, but worth the trip, got to watch a mother and her baby sunning themselves in the trees, as well as the rest of the family leaping about. Also got to hear them call, which was beautiful and eerie but a lot like the noise my dogs make when they want attention! Also got to see plenty of other rainforest species, which was different for me as I have [View Full Entry]

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