The long
Easter weekend brings my first outing into Madagascar’s spectacular nature, and
I am more than excited about our trip to Isalo National Park, which is a 4-hour
drive from Toliara. Already on the way, my heart makes little jumps at the
sight of baobabs on the wayside, chameleons crossing the street and colourful butterflies
dancing around us during our midday picknick.
After being
ripped off by both a police officer on a checkpoint and the lady at the park
administration (It’s just what you get as a “vazaha”, not much point in being
exercised about it.), we start our exploration of Madagascar’s most visited
park by a hike along a canyon. The late afternoon sun reflects on the water of
the stream as we find our way from rock to rock. Sweaty and hot, we are
rewarded at the end of the walk by a refreshing bath in a “piscine naturelle”,
a natural pool under a small waterfall. One of these moments that could hardly
be any more perfect.
As I lie in
my bed in the monastery later in the evening, I fall asleep with the thought of
the lemurs that we will hopefully see tomorrow.
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