Madagascar day 12: from Manja to Morondava.

Submitted by maria on Wed, 20/09/2017 - 19:51

We left very early and arrived at Morondava around 14:30.

 

Children leaving school

Children leaving school

 

 

We have gotten used to the "road" and it is even getting short. On the way we see groups of children coming back from school, people working in the fields and a woman trying to sell us a kind of wild chicken that is very popular.

Morondava is a big city, the starting point to return to the interior of Antsirabe or, as in our case, the base to get our strength back and head for the Tsingy National Park in Bemaraha.

We stay in a hostel on the beach, the bungalows are located around a small garden. It doesn't have hot water but they have a very clever way of getting it. They put the bottles full of water into booths and with the sun and a reflector they heat them up.

 

Cheval de Mer

Cheval de Mer

 

We had a beer with Pascal and Sanson and paid them for the part of the trip that we hadn't paid for. We tell them where our next destination is and they offer us a ride. We spend an hour and a half negotiating. Finally we come to an agreement but this time without the help of Pascal as it is Antony a partner of Sanson who will come with us as he defends himself with English and Sanson and Pascal only speak Malagasy.

We are going to spend the afternoon on the beach, a little shower and dinner at the hotely Papoose that will become our favorite.

 

Accommodation: Cheval de Mer bungalow 3 pax 60.000 Ar.

Dinner: hotely Papoose 41.000 Ar 3 pax, squid, fish and grilled chicken.

4X4 from Morondava to Bekopaka and back to Morondava (3 days) 600.000 Ar.