Doug and I arrived in Antananarivo this morning after an uneventful flight...that is if you disregard the being taken into the back office to pay the baggage overweight charge, the fact of absolutely no security screening to get on the plane, and the fact the flight left 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
It's a little cooler here in Tana. 80°F when we landed at 11AM. Dave Raza was at the airport to pick us up, a drive around tour of Tana, a brief stop for Doug at the Madagascar artesans outlet mall...it must come from Kathy and Bevs side... High pressure sales anyway..."Messieur...come into my shop...I give you a special price..."
Anyway we are in Tana...the heart of the rebellion and proposed civil war. Looks pretty quiet to us. You see a few military in the street with weapons slung over their shoulder, and we have had our passports checked by the gendarme, but feel no threat. There is a nationwide curfew at 8PM every night.
Dava took us by Al Harris' house and we spent a few minutes visiting with him...he's one of the originators of Blue Ventures. Lives in Tana and is working on his PHD on coral growth. Very nice guy, and worthwhile to stop by and say hi.
Tomorrow we are off to the east and north to see the Indri lemers and the east coast and Indian Ocean. Dave will drop us back at the airport the evening of the 23rd.
No photos today as I have technological issues with computer/camera cables.
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