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27 Oct 2013
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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. 
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27 Oct 2013
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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
and these guys like getting close
a bit of banana works wonders
The Loud Librarian gets in on the act
Mum comes over to check us out, she is the Alpha female of this group
a sleepy baby on her back
then the look out guy called the alarm
and off they went
Thanks for letting me be self-indulgent with the lemur pictures!!
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31 Oct 2013
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Destination West Coast
More sand and more Baobabs
the mad African bus lives on in Madagascar
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.
Time to head to the beach, and a reasonably nice place to stay as well
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.
I get acquainted with the neighbours
The Librarian couldn't wait to hit the beach
Tourists may be few and far between but there's always a friendly dog
and a sundowner drink as we watched the sun set
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31 Oct 2013
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Close Encounters...
Loving the chameleons
I found these little girls with one on a stick
they were appalled when I touched it
but still managed a smile when I pointed the camera at them
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31 Oct 2013
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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.
Persuading passers by to act as photographers for me (Librarian was still on the beach)
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
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2 Nov 2013
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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.
But the Baobabs ? Oh yeah they look awesome ..............
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2 Nov 2013
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In Morondava
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2 Nov 2013
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Awesome Landscape
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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.
But the Baobabs ? Oh yeah they look awesome ..............
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It's true, the Baobabs are awe inspiring.
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2 Nov 2013
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West to East
A final Baobab scene
Reflected in my extremely cool Ugly Fish sunglasses.
Scenes from a ride across country from more street food...
I'd initially convinced her there really was a baby crocodile in this bread!
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
Buying petrol which is measured out of soft drinks bottles
A brush with the Law
We'd travelled from the dry desert landscapes of the west tot he lush jungle surroundings in the east
A puncture slows us down but our new friend Antonio soon has it in hand and gets us back on the road
The Librarian contemplates how many bananas she can fit in her luggage
while his Mum dispenses tea,
corrects my Mandarin to sound like her Cantonese and pets her chicken
Big thanks to Antonio for helping us that day
We passed some cyclists
– a lot of them, obviously on some sort of tour and we were shouting “Bonne Chance” (Good luck in French)
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!
Tamatave – a town that always seems to be chaotic
Washing up – child labour
And we met these Spanish cyclists who were about to head north on Route National 5 –
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!
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).
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2 Nov 2013
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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
we had a few tries at standing on the tree, the first time we had some help
but it looks more like a fight
The Librarian went out snorkelling
No she did NOT catch those fish herself
more animals than people on the beach
Cyclones are a regular occurrence, and we even spotted a Shelter Box tent - still being used after the last time a major one hit.
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
when I jumped, the photo came out looking very strange
this was as brave as I got with the tree
as you can see, the Librarian is a lot braver than me when it comes to heights
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2 Nov 2013
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Still Tropical
The kids showed us a new game
no one on the beach except us and Milo the dog
We heard howling in the woods and went to investigate - it was lemurs
this one was quite good at showing off
this JUST missed me
Genuine lemur poo.
Tortoises as well
Giant spiders
look closely and you can see the lemur leaping form one roof to another
no vehicles on the island so the only traffic jam is caused by the geese, though why they were using the bridge when they can swim, I really don't know
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9 Nov 2013
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Loving the wildlife shots Tiffany ,the boabab trees are much taller than ours in Queensland but ours are bigger in circumference. 
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11 Nov 2013
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You Reckon??
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Loving the wildlife shots Tiffany ,the boabab trees are much taller than ours in Queensland but ours are bigger in circumference. |
Hi Noel
I'm heading north now  and I'll be checking out the Baobab up there which has a circumference of 21 metres 
Can you beat that?
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11 Nov 2013
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dying to know the outcome of this one
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Hi Noel
I'm heading north now and I'll be checking out the Baobab up there which has a circumference of 21 metres
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Love it ! " my Baobab is bigger than your Baobab"
Not a conversation I've come across often.
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13 Nov 2013
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Really?!
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Love it ! " my Baobab is bigger than your Baobab"
Not a conversation I've come across often.
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You need to get out more
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