The end of our first month abroad has come, but with a promising chapter two in store. We've spent our last week motorbiking around the island and lounging on the beach, swimming, snorkeling, and reading. We took our motorbike to the top of Mt. Passot, which is one of the highest points on the island and shares some stellar views. You can see nearly three quarters of Nosy Be from its top.We stayed two nights at a very stylish hotel, easy to remember, it's called "Nosy Be Hotel".
We took a day trip via motor boat to the nearby island, Nosy Komba. We visited a park with chameleons, snakes, lemurs, and of course a plethora of French tourists. In the afternoon we had an amazing picnic lunch at another island, Nosy Tanikely. After lunch we snorkeled.
We saw a lot of very vividly colored fish, corral and gigantic clams.
The last two nights we stayed at the Andilana Beach Hotel. It's a resort that caters specifically to Italians. I never thought I'd be so glad to get back to the densely French speaking population. The hotel was nice, with a private beach and a swimming pool that was filled exactly to the brim so the turquoise water looked more like a clear pond than a pool.
But the best thing about the hotel was the 24 hour disney movie channel. We haven't watched TV in a month, except for the news (in French) so we soaked up Hercules, Beauty and the Beast, Madagascar, Aladdin, and even Ice Age 3 (even though that is a terrible movie)! It didn't matter that they were all dubbed in Italian.
Tomorrow night we will fly back to Tana for one night and then we'll be off to South Africa! We're planning to meet up with my friend Sarah. If you haven't heard about Sarah, she's the awesome travel mate I found in Thailand last year. We travelled together for two weeks, visiting Bangkok, and then the Southern and very beautiful beaches and islands. Sarah is from Holland and when she heard that Alex and I were planning to be in Africa she couldn't say no to the temptation of coming along. We'll be meeting in Joburg and then head to Kruger National Park next weekend. After that we plan to drive the Garden Route all the way to Cape town. We'll spend the next four weeks in South Africa with Sarah. Stay tuned to hear of our continuing adventures!
Your very tan adventurers,
El and Al
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