BlogHide Resteemsjmefiend (25)in africa • 6 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 14: South Africa- shark diveI woke up every hour, because again this hotel has no clock. We set the alarm on my phone, but I am worried we have missed it or something. I also have dreams all night about sharks, including where…jmefiend (25)in africa • 6 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 13: Cape TownI woke up every hour because again this hotel has no clock. We set the alarm on my phone, but I am worried we have missed it or something. I also have dreams all night about sharks, including where…jmefiend (25)in africa • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 12: Leaving Tana for South AfricaI have had really weird dreams since I arrived here- very long, elaborate ones, which have been very odd. Of course because of the Van Damme reference, I dreamed we met him- only he was the weird…jmefiend (25)in africa • 7 years agoAfrica 2017- Madagascar- Day 11: Andasibe back to TanaWe wake up and it is mildly misting. You can hear the Indri in the background, calling each other. This morning, we are going to hit the last park in the area before heading our of town, back to…jmefiend (25)in travel • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Madagascar- Day 10: More AndasibeBrekky again at the hotel and then on our way! There are 4 parks near Andasibe, which makes it a really great destination. Today we were out to see sifaka again, common browns, bamboo and more…jmefiend (25)in travel • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Madagascar- Day 9: Vakona ForestToday’s trek was going to be in the Vakona Forest (named after the large Vakona plant= Bryan standing in front of one), which is a mere 10 miles away, but takes nearly 2 hours to get to- again, the…jmefiend (25)in travel • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Madagascar: Day 8- Tana to AndasibeToday we drive from Tana, east, to some other (more tropical) forests for different kinds of lemurs. Tana on a weekday is ridiculously crazy and so dusty, it’s unbelievable. We are in awe at the…jmefiend (25)in africa • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 7: Back to TanaI was up at 5am again of course, and the generator turned on for the day. We got up and went to breakfast, sad this would be our last few minutes at Berenty. The lemurs were chased off by the…jmefiend (25)in africa • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 6: Berenty ReserveLambert was really a funny guy and he loves speaking English. He said he wakes up at 4am and listens to music for a few minutes then (on his phone), studies a British English lesson- every day. He…jmefiend (25)in africa • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 5: Berenty ReserveThe Berenty Reserve is in the south of Madagascar. The nearest city is Fort Dauphin (where we landed), which is on the coast. Apparently nearby there is great surfing (our French neighbors in the…jmefiend (25)in africa • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 4Of course when I worry (or excited) about what time to get up and not to miss something, I am awake EVERY hour, just making sure I have not slept through it…so no worries we’d miss the flight (and…jmefiend (25)in travel • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 3We landed in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. This is a city of about 1.5 million people, but it is not very developed. We are now going to stay here long, especially as it can be a tad…jmefiend (25)in travel • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 2/ 3 (since we lost a day)International flights are nice because they feed you well and give you little goodies. We flew Ethiopian Air and they gave us little pouches with a sleeping mask, little toothbrush and toothpaste-…jmefiend (25)in travel • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa 2017- Day 1Day 1 Bryan worked Friday before we left, while I spent the day getting things ready- as well as doing a last minute touch up to my new hair cut- a purple mohawk. I had wanted to do the…jmefiend (25)in travel • 7 years agojme & Bryan take on Africa- 2017- Prologuepardon as I get used to this format After our month long trip to Australia in 2010 , we had decided it’d been long enough: we needed to take another epic journey…but where? Nearing my 40th…
