East to Pangalanes lakes and then Andasibe

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October 30th 2022

Published: October 31st 2022

*** Only one snake in this blog, the last photo after Exora hotel. **** I promised video clips but travelblog seems to have removed that option from its menu. Sorry about that, will have to think of another option. If anyone knows how I could do it, please let me know. After the evening at African House it was an early start but this time only as far as the 4x4 vehicle... Read Full Entry

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Parson’s Chameleon

One of the videos shows him catching a

Blue pigeon with red eye and tail

Colourful Mantella frog

Jewel beetles I think these are called

Look like ear-rings

Frog at La Palmarium

Amaryllis grow wild

Think this is a common brown lemur

Plant growing like a vine with small pitchers

Mike had this (too?) friendly stick insect land on him

Orchids just starting to flower

Love the way this Sifaka is hanging around

A less crazy looking Diademed Sifaka

Bamboo Lemur

Ring tailed lemur

Another two

The ring tailed have an island to themselves at Lemur Island

Day gecko

Possibly a Vanga

View from top of ridge at Andasibe

Being rowed about the islands at Vakona Reserve

Chameleon, amazing colour. It changes with their mood

Another well disguised Uroplatus

Leaf tailed gecko, head at bottom of photo

3rd November 2022

Martin Glass
non-member comment

Great to meet you
Great to meet you at NOS, ADD and LHR airports on our way home. Your blog is outstanding - and the adventures you write about sound amazing. I look forward to reading your other blog posts and hope one day we meet up again somewhere. You never know. If you come to Cornwall ever, do get in contact (you should have my email address now)

2nd February 2023

swanningaround
Sue Swan

Great to meet you Martin
Thanks for your comments. I still haven’t invested in an AirTag but so far still have bag! But who knows about the next flight? Sue

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