Thurs, 9 April 2009 – Tues, 14 April 2009
Our river trip down the Tsiribihina River was magical! It took 2 days and 2 cars to get to the river, but the scenery on the way was spectacular. Similar terrain and vegetation to SA actually (apart from the rice paddies!), which just shows how slowly things have changed (or not!) in the 162million years since Mad was part of Africa.
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The Tsiribihina trip was essentially a 3 day float down a river in a piroque (dug out canoe). We had 2 boatmen and a guide and didn’t have to lift a finger. We had gorgeous freshly prepared meals and slept in tents on the beach. We did have to spend time spotting wildlife along the river banks, which was very exhaustingJ! We stopped at a few of the fishing villages along the way and discovered that even in the most rural locations, beer can be purchased (Madagascan THB is very good!!)
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We spent out last night staying in one of the fishing villages. It’s amazing just how much you can communicate as a human being without using verbal language! It was a very happy place. We’ve tried to find the village on the map since, and we couldn’t… there are dozens in the area.
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