Blogs from Madagascar, Africa - page 9

Geo: -18.9427, 48.4085nofrom the forest to the lawn went the lemurs and then we walked to Mitsinjo and left two more companions....the little chairs and then checked out the story boards at park Leaving the notes because in retrospect is funny about making the decision to donate things to Mitsinjo. We have another set of these chairs back home and these were right on the edge of falling to pieces! While we were eating breakfast some brown lemurs appeared across the stream from where we were. Started watching them because they appeared to be planning to cross the stream and come to our side and sure enough that is what they did! Went to the end of a branch and then LEAP across! Laughed as they looked around planning their next move. Did not swing on ... read more

Geo: -18.9427, 48.4085ake One of the things you discover is communication can get confusing at times. There have been several times when we thought things were clear and then it becomes apparent they were not! Our guide was to meet us at Feon'ny ala and walk to Mitsinjo because we had seen several birds as we have walked there and thought it would be interesting to see what we could see.Guide did not show and Patrick called and he was at Mitsinjo. We walked on over there and he was going to be with another group so we will have Christian who also speaks English and he left the book with us. Did get to see a lot of birds on the walk starting with the paradise flycatcher blue phase. We did see a much larger ... read more

Geo: -18.9427, 48.4085Very slow moving morning and after breakfast walk to Mitsinjo and make the final decision to donate our tent to them. They have tents for rent on their website and seemed appreciative that we were adding another one to theirs to rent. We also gave them our two thermarests that have served us so well for about 15 years we figure. Besides donating these to a group we respect, we are trying to get rid of some of our weight as we move so we will not have to pay so much for baggage as we already have had to do with Air Mauritius. Used this story title to put up some of the many bird pictures we have taken here.... read more

Geo: -18.9427, 48.4085tdo Decided today was the day to go to Moramonga and change some money and see if they had some supplies we needed. Had our breakfast at Marie's and had an omelette. They have a killer hot peanut sauce that is great on most anything!Robin at Marie's helped us flag down the taxi brousse and tell them we wanted to go to the BOA(Bank of Africa). The taxi brousse was not full and we were able to watch the comings and goings on the road to Moramonga. There are regular stopping places but people can stand out on road and flag it down. It was misting rain the entire trip and the driver was going a little fast for my taste.It is interesting when the taxi brousse stops, usually by signal from money collector ... read more

Geo: -18.9427, 48.4085Our biggest problem with the move to Feon'ny ala is we have run out of coffee and have no gas for the stove so have to go down to the restaurant for coffee in the morning! Got spoiled having it right outside our tent! Hope to find a hot plate or water boiler so we can have a first cup in our room!Had a nice breakfast and decided to take the taxi brousse to Andisabe and see how much air time we have left and get some supplies for our hike to Mantadia tomorrow. Caught the taxi brousse in front of Maria's and squeezed in to the amusement of the locals, I am sure! Every seat is full, so 27 in the bus and add two more just outside the village. We had asked ... read more