A few updates. A few weeks ago I went to a reserve called Berenty. Its a few hours from Ft Dauphin on a horrible road.......man I hate that road.
Its a super touristy place.....which is good and bad. It has nice bungalows, decent food and guides. But its a little too clean....and the lemurs are a little too tame.
With saw a ton of lemurs that just kind of roamed around and one followed me nearly into my bungalow because he saw a banana I had. They have no fear.....
Also, there's a place there with a TON of big bats. They just kind of hang out in the trees and fly around making a ton of noise. Very cool.
Found some Madagascar hissing cockroaches......thankfully not in my bungalow! We also did a little night trip and found some more lemurs....don't remember the species. Also the sifaka lemur does a "dance" when it crosses the road and I have some pics of that.
However I had a good time with a Quebecois couple that was here for less than 2 months.
Last weekend, I went with the same Quebecois couple to a place called Ramanfana(sp?) which means hot waters. Its about a two hour drive from Ft Dauphin up and across some mountains. Pretty amazing drive through forest/jungle. With some very beautiful scenery. Including rivers, rice fields...etc.
We stopped and ate lunch near a river. One of the Quebecois had some gum and gave it to the local kids....they went nuts. However, it was kind of ruined when they then asked for "l'argent"....drives me nuts.
I have a bunch of photos etc.......I'll have to try to upload them via Picassa when I get home.
Then I got a flat tire on the way home.......that was fun; changing a tire in the jungle.
