Anjajavy, Madagascar 10 - 13 April 08

A rich man's dream come true

Flemming went on a sunset walk to the secluded coves southwest of the hotel, and was lucky enough to get a close-up view of a tiny golden brown mouse lemur jumping from branch to branch.

In the evening a violent rainstorm arrived, and we enjoyed our dinner on the terrace to the sound of waterfalls off the roof. When the rainstorms had gone, the satellite internet connection was working again. We finally got a fax from Civil Aviation in Mauritius 5 weeks after we had notified them about our intentions and flight schedule. We discovered that for 'operational reasons' they had shifted our schedule to Rodrigues by 2 days, which results in a lot of re-scheduling of hotel reservations.

At midnight back in our room we discovered that our bed was soaked due to a badly closed window. Both the mattress and bed linen had to be changed, so we only made it to bed by 1 am.

12 April. We went on an early morning walk before breakfast to crique number 3 (Plage Nosy Roa) for a swim in crystal clear waters. There was not a soul around so we didn’t even have to wet our swimsuits! We’re generally too busy with other activities to use hotel pools, but the Anjajavy one with its clear blue water was so tempting that we decided to take a dip in it before lunch and make use of the comfortable, shaded bed chairs. Flemming discovered a chameleon in the bushes nearby.
After lunch we walked back to crique number 3 to go snorkelling. Flemming rushed back to join a guided walk by the puits salés.
Tonight dinner was served by the pool. We were joined by a French guest called René who loves Anjajavy so much that he has been returning there for a couple of weeks every year for about 10 years.

13 April. We went on an early morning walk before breakfast to the five criques, then Nathalie drove us to the airstrip. We flew low over Anjajavy and Moramba Bay as we headed north.