Stop two: Tsingy, we hope...

We really had no idea how and if we would make it out to Tsingy. Almost everyone who visits Madagascar rents a private car, driver, and translator.. BUT what fun is that..? Plus only the rich can really afford it, trust me it would have cost us hundreds possibly easily a thousand to do that and it wasn’t worth it considering I had no access to my money yet.

So we got our walking shoes on and made the 5K walk out to the main road in hopes to find someone wanting to enjoy the company of my sister and I. Lucky for us the trees covered the 5K walk as the heat was pounding down on us. An hour later, we made it out to the road and were ready to hitch. We take a brief rest and start the walk to Belo ( this is the town we need to head to by lunch to hope to catch a tourist car with 2 seats). One car heads our way, but shoot its going to Kirindy. We hear car 2 moments later AND its Locals heading to they first tell us not all the way to Belo, BUT truth be told they were going to the first stop we needed to make. Lucky for me, I didn’t have to conversate at all because I cant speak any Malagasy, so it up to my sister to smooze them over. The journey was easy, and quick, besides the 1 hour boat ride across the river with ‘4 cars on it and one motor. We made it safe and only 5000 Ariary (courtesy of us, since they didn’t ask). Next to figure out how to get to Tsingy. We get to the Bus station at 1230 and find out that its our lucky day. A Camino that only goes there twice a week is leaving in 2 hours. Hooray! We go and get lunch at the fanciest restaurant we have eaten at since I have arrived and head to the station. If only I can show you photos of what we ride on! You would be amazed. Maybe picture a open aired freight truck with it full almost to the top with beer, coke, rice, a sink, wheelbarrow, etc and people sitting in it, hanging on and hoping not to fall off! Lucky for us the guy who manages this truck is driving AND he offers us the front seat! We were soo lucky! I guess it helps we are paying more than the locals and were two girls. Unlucky for me I cant talk to the guy AT ALL.

So the journey begins only 30 minutes passed scheduled departure and we head off. You wont believe me when I say this but it takes 8 hours to go only 100 km. And we arrive at 11 pm at night fall where we are told we will sleep on the ground to cross the river in the morning..

That’s all for now.. TBC