A week in Lima

Not that much to say. Been hanging out in Lima for a week, just mainly being a couchbum. Annelies and Daniel had a lot of work so I was a lot on my own. Went for a few walks in Miraflores and Barranco to watch the parapentes and surfers. Yesterday we went to play tennis for an hour - ouch, my muscles today! Last night we went out in Miraflores, had some great Peruvian food and lots of beer.

In a few hours the group will arrive and tomorrow we'll fly to Puno and then the trip will really start. For the next 2 weeks there won't be that many updates. I'll post some pictures again around the 11th from Lima.

Here some pics from last week of the plane that brought me here, Babo and Jeero, the view from the appartment and Annelies and Daniel in their kitchen.

Mada pictures

Did it! Succeeded in putting some pictures on my blog! You can click on them to see a larger version of them. I got back from Madagascar two days ago. My laundry is done and bags unpacked. On Sunday I leave for Lima and will be gone till January. I hope to be able to post regular travel updates and photo's from Peru, Brasil and Argentina. But now, the Mada pictures.

As in most places in the world, especially the people are very photogenic and mostly the kids love having their picture taken. Nowadays with digital camera's they love to watch themselves afterwards and then want more pictures taken. The people of Madagascar are a big ethnic mix between the Asians who migrated first to Madagascar from Asia and then Africans who migrated afterwards.
































Another "people" picture but then of myself. Taken on Nosy Iranja, one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever been on. Two small islands linked by a sand bank. We went there on a day trip from Nosy Be. Enjoy!!!












Then there are the natural jewels of Madagascar. The Tsingy is a kind of rock formation that you can find in more places of the world but here in Madagascar they are especially beautiful. Here the Tsingy Rouges in the North of Mada.











Also Plants are very special in Madagascar. Off course there are all the types of Baobab trees but then also other kinds like the Pachypodium.











Well known in Madagascar are the Lemurs and Chameleons. Here a Woolley Lemur and a Ring tailed lemur and some different species of Chameleon.


















































Whenever you are in a national park you keep bumping into strange animals. Like these things on a tree that first looked like if someone with a wool sweater got stock on a tree, but then when you look closer and touch these things, they start to move and turn out to be some kind of bug!!!














Then there are the funky bugs like the giraffe one and then, to finish off, the very well camouflaged ones like this gecko. Good luck finding it!

Finally some more relaxed days ahead! From Tana we flew North to Diego Suarez where I was actually a bit sick for some days - sore throat, tired, fever - not too bad though but still no fun. Most likely from getting up at ridiculous times in the morning in combination with something that has been going around in the group.

After we went to Ankarana National Park for visiting the caves and Tsingy rock formations. Accommodation was very basic so it will be nice to sleep in a real bed again and to take a real shower. We arrived on Nosy Be today and will stay here for 3 nights. Beach and snorkeling are the plan for tomorrow :-) Then back to Tana and for two nights to Périnet Park before going back home. Below some pics, more to come next week when I'll be home.

The group is still good although I do feel that everyone is quite tired and some people have belly problems. The weather is perfect.

It seems to be taking AGES to upload two pictures so the pics will all be for next week. Petty cause they are good. I'll give it one more minute and if still no pics appear on this page....

Madagascar

I just have a moment before I have to meet my group so I'll keep it real short. All's good. The goup is very nice and fun. Trip going smoothly. Weather great too so no complaints. South is done. Tomorrow flight to the North. In Tana (short for Antananarivo)right now. Maybe no more internet till back home on okt 15. Photo's will be posted later.

CYA