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July 29, 2016September 28, 2017 By Denise
Yup, a 4×4 is definitely a good choice on these roads.

Our boat ride from the Palmarium to our rendezvous with Michel was a completely different experience. The weather was mild, the sun peeped in and out of view, and we were rested and well-fed. The Rhinoceros got to prove its mettle in the mud, this time, making short work of a stretch of road that other vehicles could only do with winches. “On the highway I’m not the fastest,” Michel admitted, “but on the bad road, I think so, nobody can defeat me.” I know what 4×4 I want for the apocalypse.

The Indri lemurs were hard to photograph.

For our last two nights in Madagascar, we rode up the moist, forested, eastern slopes of the central mountains and stayed at a newly planted orange orchard. For activities, we did another night walk, followed by a day hike encounter with the largest of lemurs, the indri. Photographing them was a real challenge, as they preferred to stay near the top of a dense canopy of trees. But I’ll never forget the their hauntingly beautiful calls.

An Indru lemur.
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