Day 12. 29th April 2024


Early start as always.
Firstly to make the most of this magnificent beach before we leave and then to catch the speed boat back to Toliara.



Above is not to speed boat but glorious to watch.

Our driver man wants to be on the road by 9, to fit in this long, long day.
Not anticipating arriving in Fianarantosa until about 8 tonight so it’s a big day.
Our only stop has been for lunch at about 3.

It’s also the day we turn around and make our way northward towards Antananarivo.

A lot of the places we popped into for lunch we will stay in on the return leg, so that is nice, Fianarantosa is one of those towns but to be fair, we won’t see much.

It’s a fun day on the road, in and out of villages.
The goings on in the villages and on the road I will never tire of.















The road most of the way has been ok and we could  clock up the k’s quickly but there are always those parts where the bitumen is just a little island in a sea of gravel and dust.


We did arrive about 8.30pm, quick beer and catching up with the blog and messages from home.

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