Tana Once Again

Back in the land if internet access. Have just spent four days in Fort Dauphin on the southern most section of the island. going from the cool and damp highlands to the hot and sunny beaches of Fort Dauphin. Also a visit to the Berenty Reserve home to many more lemurs including the ever popular ring-tail. The reserve is 85 kilometers from town (52 miles) in a perfect world this ride should take between 45 minutes to an hour. Well we did travel on a national road, unfortunately this national road was last paved in 1960 when the French were last in control of Madagascar. The ride on the current road took over 3 and one half hours! No I kid you not. But after all the bumps, dips and getting stuck in various market towns the ride was well worth it. The following day was a ride up a river to a small fishing village, then a hike for god knows how many miles, it took about three hours and over two mountains, but was like a Hollywood movie set when you crest the last bit and the ocean is crashing below you on a gorgeous sandy beach. Again so well worth the effort. Up close and personal with some Zebu, (the local cattle) and then an overview of the fishing village were just so beautiful. Just two more days here in Madagascar and then on to Cape Town. I am really looking forward to Cape Town as they speak English in South Africa. In Madagascar very few speak English so I had to get by on my rudimentary French, but did ok! My head is ready to explode but it was okay.
More pics to come!