"À la prochaine", Madagascar

The salt fields near Belo-Sur-Mer.


Bottle Baobabs.


The Milky Way just above my bungalow.


... a couple more pirogues at sunrise, on the way back to Morondava.


Sailing...

Belo-Sur-Mer

Some fishermen going out at sunrise.


Others returning with their daily catch.


Five.



Belo-Sur-Mer's photogenic sandbars.

Morondava to Belo-Sur-Mer II

Woke up at 4 am...


... sailed at dawn...


... and reached Belo-Sur-Mer after lunch, totaling 10h by pirogue. Where's the Voltaren when you need it?


A pregnant cat at Le Corail (bungalows).

Morondava to Belo-Sur-Mer I

Meet Bernard (above) and Djiny (below), two "piroguier" I was lucky enough to meet and who took me down to Belo-Sur-Mer. Within 30 minutes the price was agreed upon and their pirogue all set and ready to go.



Djiny at the helm and making the sail smile.





Three hours after departure, Bernard and Djiny wisely foresaw strong winds down the coast (imperceptible to me) and decided to stop at a fishermen village unaccessible by land... sometimes good luck comes unannounced :)
Trading pictures for smiles with a group of local kids who didn't speak a word of French.


Down the beach.



It gets chilly in the evening, after all it's winter here. Lobster, anyone?