I don’t have much time to write here, so here’s a quick update.
I left Tana to go to Antsirabe to the south where I met up with a French guy named Fred and a ‘guide’ named José. We signed on with José for a three day pirogue (dugout canoe) trip down the Tsiribihana River. Turns out we got screwed over by José (full story at a later date) but we made it from Miandrivazo to Belo-sur-Tsiribihana safely. From there I headed North by taxi-brousse (bush taxi) to Bekopaka. I met a Swiss couple from Lausanne who kindly let me join them in their rented quatre-quatre [4×4] for the 17km, 1h15m trip to Grands Tsingy in Parc National Des Tsingy de Bemaraha. It was an amazing 4 hour hike in the hottest place I’ve ever experienced (so far).
From there, I again hitched a ride with the Swiss couple down to Morondavo by 4×4, where we saw the Avenue du Baobab (I took many photos). The next day I flew to Tuléar, where I’m writing this. I’m headed to Anakao by pirogue for a couple of days relaxation and possibly snorkling. Then the plan is to come back here, head to Parc National Isalo for a three day hike, then make my way back to Tana for my flight to Johannesburg on the 31st.
Talk at you later.
(Note: This is a post from my 2003 travel blog IMoL: Travels and Travails.)