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You are indeed very fortunate to see such wildlife.Love the boabs/bottle trees i have three myself in my property.:thumbup1:
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The Lemurs are in the Neighbourhood
What can I say - this is one of the reasons we're here
first the juveniles arrive and have a good look at us http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0117-M.jpg and these guys like getting close http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0114-M.jpg a bit of banana works wonders http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0119-M.jpg The Loud Librarian gets in on the act http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7681-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7680-M.jpg Mum comes over to check us out, she is the Alpha female of this group http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7687-M.jpg a sleepy baby on her back http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0125-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7685-M.jpg then the look out guy called the alarm http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7688-M.jpg and off they went Thanks for letting me be self-indulgent with the lemur pictures!! |
Destination West Coast
More sand and more Baobabs
http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0099-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7690-M.jpg the mad African bus lives on in Madagascar http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7691-M.jpg I didn't manage to get the chickens and ducks on the roof in this shot. and then suddenly we were surrounded by greenery and paddy fields. http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7699-M.jpg Time to head to the beach, and a reasonably nice place to stay as well http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0147-M.jpg this is a view of our room - from the outside because in my usual fashion within five minutes of arriving at a hotel room, it resembles a war zone with stuff scattered everywhere. http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0146-M.jpg I get acquainted with the neighbours http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0136-M.jpg The Librarian couldn't wait to hit the beach http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0138-M.jpg Tourists may be few and far between but there's always a friendly dog http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0141-M.jpg and a sundowner drink as we watched the sun set http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7760-M.jpg |
Close Encounters...
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Loving the chameleons I found these little girls with one on a stick http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7703-M.jpg they were appalled when I touched it http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7702-M.jpg but still managed a smile when I pointed the camera at them http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7705-M.jpg |
THOSE Baobabs
Sunset was beckoning and so, turning my back on the beach I headed to the Avenue des Baobabs, one of the most famed sights in Madagascar.
http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7708-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7711-M.jpg Persuading passers by to act as photographers for me (Librarian was still on the beach) http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7720-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7718-M.jpg maybe Grant will even let me submit one of these pics for the photography competition... though I'm not sure he approves of standing on bikes http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7721-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7722-M.jpg |
Baobabs
The term awesome has been used too much nowadays to describe many things such as a new haircut or a chocolate desert, there are very few things that I feel are actually awesome. My most recent was the first time I saw the sagrada familia cathedral in Barcelona a few weeks ago.
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In Morondava
Fresh back from my jaunt along the Baobab Avenue, we splash out on a meal in town- yep, the Loud Librarian is getting to grips with travelling Tiffany style, when street food rules the way every time. This was a great spot and we ate here a couple of times.
http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7746-M.jpg Here’s a close up of the fish that she paid 15 pence for! http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7762-M.jpg Then watched a stand-off between a gecko and a cockroach, no prizes for guessing which one I was cheering on. http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7750-M.jpg The gecko had a go then ran away, to our shock the cockroach then FLEW away. Cocktails to finish with http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7764-M.jpg and another great sunset http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7743-M.jpg Goodbye to the beach as we head east, for a dash across the country from Morondava to Brickaville. The usual seaworthy vessels battling the waves - makes some of the boats we take Suzi in look good http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7759-M.jpg Then a quick stop at this shop to get a new mirror - we'd lost our one in one of the sand falls http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7752-M.jpg Almost forgot, we’d bumped into a familiar face- it was Kim the Korean with his bike, and as promised here’s a picture of it for those of you keen on motorbikes. He’s managed to ride the same sandy tracks as us on this bike so he’s doing well. http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7766-M.jpg some random pictures from the road the evening before http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7734-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7738-M.jpg as you can see the other traffic is mainly zebu carts http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7736-M.jpg |
Awesome Landscape
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West to East
A final Baobab scene
http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7729-M.jpg Reflected in my extremely cool Ugly Fish sunglasses. Scenes from a ride across country from more street food... http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0185-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7773-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7776-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7805-M.jpg I'd initially convinced her there really was a baby crocodile in this bread! http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7774-M.jpg Roadside stalls selling unusual items, and yes, I was tempted to get a life size Virgin Mary to go on the back of the bike http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7777-M.jpg Buying petrol which is measured out of soft drinks bottles http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7770-M.jpg A brush with the Law http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7780-M.jpg We'd travelled from the dry desert landscapes of the west tot he lush jungle surroundings in the east http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7793-M.jpg A puncture slows us down but our new friend Antonio soon has it in hand and gets us back on the road http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7782-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7783-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7785-M.jpg The Librarian contemplates how many bananas she can fit in her luggage http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7787-M.jpg while his Mum dispenses tea, http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7792-M.jpg corrects my Mandarin to sound like her Cantonese and pets her chicken Big thanks to Antonio for helping us that day http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7789-M.jpg We passed some cyclists http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0170-M.jpg – a lot of them, obviously on some sort of tour and we were shouting “Bonne Chance” (Good luck in French) http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0173-M.jpg until we noticed they had English words on their t-shorts and we slowed to chat to one of them- they’re British cyclists on a charity ride across Madagascar. We then went into full-on Tour de France mode, and were shouting out “Well done the Brits and Good Luck” It was worth it to see the looks of surprise on their faces when they heard our accents. We'd reached the Indian Ocean- the Librarian's first glimpse of it and no, I have no idea why she isn't smiling! http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7794-M.jpg Tamatave – a town that always seems to be chaotic http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0179-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0181-S.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...CIMG0177-M.jpg Washing up – child labour http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7800-M.jpg And we met these Spanish cyclists who were about to head north on Route National 5 – http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7801-M.jpg we wished them luck, it’s definitely not a road I would want to attempt with a bicycle, it was bad enough all that sand with an engine attached to my two wheels! http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7803-M.jpg We’re going in the opposite direction – to a tropical island, Ile aux Nattes just off the coast of the larger island Sainte Marie (as I know some of you like to know where we are). http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7809-M.jpg |
Island Life- Tropical Indulgence
Not so many bike pictures, but wow, what a great time we had, it is THE perfect island with no traffic and no hustle and bustle.
Lemurs, dogs, palm trees, beaches, fresh fruit and veg delivery to our beach bungalow and final night cocktails and a posh meal. Sunset and time for a cocktail IN the sea http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7861-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7856-M.jpg we had a few tries at standing on the tree, the first time we had some help http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7866-M.jpg but it looks more like a fight http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7867-M.jpg The Librarian went out snorkelling http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7876-M.jpg No she did NOT catch those fish herself http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7880-M.jpg more animals than people on the beach http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7892-M.jpg Cyclones are a regular occurrence, and we even spotted a Shelter Box tent - still being used after the last time a major one hit. http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7899-M.jpg strange to think that this tent has come all the way from a small town near my house - Shelter Box is a Cornish charity that has gone global www.shelterbox.org take a look to see what they do - a simple yet extremely effective idea. the kids did a demo for me http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7914-M.jpg http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7915-M.jpg when I jumped, the photo came out looking very strange http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7911-M.jpg this was as brave as I got with the tree http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7918-M.jpg as you can see, the Librarian is a lot braver than me when it comes to heights http://tiffanystravels.smugmug.com/M...IMG_7919-M.jpg |
Loving the wildlife shots Tiffany ,the boabab trees are much taller than ours in Queensland but ours are bigger in circumference.:D:D
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You Reckon??
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I'm heading north now :mchappy: and I'll be checking out the Baobab up there which has a circumference of 21 metres:clap: Can you beat that? |
dying to know the outcome of this one
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Not a conversation I've come across often. |
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