The final part of our adventure in Madagascar was set in the east of Madagascar, all along the coastline from Tamatave or Toamasina (which in malgache means "it tastes salty", in reference to the seaside location of the eastern capital and the taste of the ocean water) to the pirate islands of St Marie and Ile aux Nattes - Nosy Boraha and Nosy Nato as they are known in malagasy.
On our way we were lucky enough to make a new addition to our collection lemur sightings with the very famous indri indri lemur which we spotted in the rainforest of Andasibe-Mantadia. Irresistible, with it's teddybear-like features, fluffy black and white fur and eerie wail, it has definitely climbed up the list of favourite lemurs to my personal top!
We were also able to take part in a nocturnal visit of the park, kitted with torches, raincoats and plenty of anti-mosquito. It was a huge success as we managed to see many interesting species that would have missed the eye during the daytime, including the tiniest of lemurs, the 'mouse lemur', of which we caught a glimpse of scampering in the trees and a glint of its eyes shining in the torchlight. Literally as tiny as a mouse, it beats me how our guide was able to spot it for us in the first place! We also managed to spot the famous 'Parson's chameleon' hiding itself amongst the leaves, a rare find as the one we saw was the third sighting since the beginning of the year according to our guide!
After our stop-off at the park and it's surrounding village, we were in for our very last journey in taxi-brousse and from there on it was nothing but easy living in a Robinson Crusoe-style beach shack on the minuscule island of Nosy Nato - the perfect idylle by my standards.
More details on this in the next post, and perhaps even some pictures finally as now safely back on Reunion island, the existence of a proper internet connection is a welcome luxury :)
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