We got a little later start the next morning after our bike ride to Betafo, at the time it seemed worth it with a relaxing morning and breakfast served in the room. We got to the bus station (a row of huts where malagasy drivers try and sway you to ride in their lovely van) around noon. After a bit of bargaining we bought a bus ticket to Ranamafano- they threw our bags on top and we were set to leave around 2. Not so bad we thought- there were alreadly people waiting in the van so it looked promising. [View Full Entry]

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Commander Colin here! Our second half to our full day in Antananarivo ended with us taking a taxi to the old royal get away, perched on a hill 20km from town, looking over all of the rice paddies and surrounding villages. Highlight was deinitely the chameleons hanging out in the trees. We took the taxi back and called it an early evening at about seven thirty. We Woke nice qnd early to catch a bus to Antsirabe. The bus was made for 15 but we were able to smash in 20. It was a snuggly three hour ride through beautiful highland [View Full Entry]

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We arrived safely in Tana Madagascar yesterday afternoon. What a trip it has been already - after over 24 hrs of flight time we were a bit jet lagged to say the least. In Tana we made it through customs only to be immediately bombarded by taxi drivers and tourist operators. After finding our airport shuttle was not there we found a new taxi - he put a little bit of gas in the car and we were off. So it is true that the scariest part of a new country is usually the traffic - but there always seems to [View Full Entry]

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Gearing up for such an adventure has been exciting - and we could not have done it without the help of all of our loved ones! Less than 24hrs before we fly out, what a whirlwind it has been! Our next entry should be coming from Madagascar, so until then.... *Fufuka is swahili for 'Come to Life' [View Full Entry]

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