Road Back to Morondava Driving Across MadagascarPeople travel for different reasons; for relaxation, some for education and some for adventure. Travel opens the mind. Often our trips have a mix of all three. The first part of the Madagascar trip is adventure. We are driving across Madagascar. Madagascar does not have a strong infrastructure. Because of the narrow dirt roads, it is challenging to get from A to B and it …
John’s Big Adventure at TsingyTsingy de Bemaraha National ParkToday we are up early again at 5:30am, have breakfast at 6:00am and head to Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park at 6:30am. We have a different jeep and driver today as Louve is getting his jeep fixed (see yesterday’s blog). Instead we have Louve’s father driving us in his jeep. We have a one hour drive to travel 17 kms to the …
Hell on WheelsBeginning of a Road TripI slept well and wake up at 4:45am. I am actually feeling like myself again. We leave our hotel in Morondava at 5:30am. The city is awake and the markets are filled with shoppers. Many people are there with their carts powered by zebu (an ox/cow like animal with horns).Today we have one of the longest drives of the trip as we head …
Lemurs and BaobabsFlight to MorondavaI had trouble getting to sleep last night and was still awake at 2am. John sleeps and wakes up feeling fine but I’m exhausted, actually to the point of feeling dizzy.The buffet breakfast at the hotel is delicious. Mr Hary picks us up at 9:00am and takes us to the airport where we catch our one hour, domestic flight to Morondava. With Tana being at …
