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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Heading South in Madagascar
We still have a few days, and a few interesting stories, to tell about our travels in Madagascar. After our trip to Komba, where we saw our first Lemurs, we headed back to Crater Bay. We had heard several boats … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged Beach, Iranja, Island, Madagascar, Nosy Iranja, Russian Bay, sailing, tahina, tropical
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Now in South Africa (Almost)
After 7 days and 7 hours, we arrived safely to Richards Bay, South Africa. We are just awaiting customs clearance before we can go ashore and make arrangements for Internet and get settled in a marina here. We only had … Continue reading
Enroute to South Africa
Sorry for the lack of recent updates. We had a weather window for South Africa pop up last week while going down the coast of Madagascar. It was too good an opportunity to pass up. Our friends on s/v Solace … Continue reading
First Lemurs in Madagascar
We decided to leave Crater Bay and do some sightseeing in the area. It involved sailing across the bay to the far south side, spending a night, and then sailing back to the northeast to visit Komba – an island … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged animals, Beach, boa, chameleon, frog, Komba, lemurs, Madagascar, Nosy Be, tahina, tour, wildlife
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Whale Sharks and Sakatia Next to Nosy Be
Solace left at the crack of dawn from Mitsio. Since Tahina is a bit faster Karen was able to get a bit more sleep. I am always an early riser usually up before dawn. So, I was able to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Hellville, Madagascar, Nosy Be, Sakatia, shark, tahina, Village, whale, whaleshark
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Nosy Mitsio
We left Nosy Hara on the second morning after our arrival intending to continue heading south. If possible, we hoped to sail to an island called Nosy Mitsio. Unfortunately, we had to motor more than we expected (considering the strong … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged Anchorage, Beach, Madagascar, Mitsio, nosy, tahina, Village
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Snorkeling Nosy Hara
Many of our sailing friends following our trip to Madagascar will be curious to know what the diving/snorkeling is like here. Based on my first snorkel – at Nosy Hara – I can say it is definitely worth the time. … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged clownfish, coral, Fish, Reef, snorkeling, stingray, tahina
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Panoramas from Nosy Hara
To give you a more immersive impression of the cliff-tops of Nosy Hara, I took three spherical 360 panoramas while we were there. The climbs up to the cliff top is actually not that laborious, but it is stressful due … Continue reading
Posted in 360 Panoramas, News, Sightseeing
Tagged 360, cliffs, hara, Island, Madagascar, nosy, Ocean, Panorama, photosphere, Sea, spherical, tahina
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Rounding Cap d’Andre to Nosy Hara
Before dawn on August 22nd, we awakened to check our weather. We had anchored near the entrance to the bays of Diego Suarez on the northeast side of Madagascar. After five days where the winds had been showing 25-30 knots … Continue reading
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