December 23, 2004 - Take an autobousse to Antalaha, and get on the next plane to Antananarivo.
Originally we planned to fly back to Antanarivo on December 25 but we decided we need to get to a city with a real shower!
A Map of the Masoala Pennisula where we treked. We started of in Antalaha, took at Taxi -brousse to Marofinitra and then hiked to mpokafo which two two days. Then we hiked from Ampokafo to Antanadavahely where we got on a dugout canoe to Ambohitralanana. After spending the night in Ambohitralanana, we took a taxi-brousse back north to Antalaha.
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We had to cross two rivers by barges.
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This truck got stuck on the bridge.
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Look how tiny Anatalaha's airport is.
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Celeste is wearing our newly bought scarves.
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The plane is delayed (no suprise here) but they gave us food to eat while we waited!
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An arial view of the beach we were just at.
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That's the river we walked along (and through)!
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Someone's got a nice pad. Who wants to be that they are French.
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Our clothes hung up to dry after a big load of handwashing laundry in the tub