Sapphires!
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Madagascar has become known for precious and semi-precious stones, mostly sapphires. Mining is done both in open pits and deep shafts. All the work of digging, sifting, sotring, etc. is done by Czytaj więcej
Multiple use of water resources
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I admit that this isn't what I would normally think of when talking abut multiple use, but it is about the first thought that popped into my head. If you look closely, you will see people panning for Czytaj więcej
More lemurs
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Ring tails again. This time they're even mating
Traditional paper making
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Raw material, boiling, pounding, spreading on frames, decorating and sun drying
Some of the paper products
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Some dried, but uncut work, the workshop and, as a bonus, the tree from whuch the paper is made
Fianarantsoa old city
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Founded by the Merina dynasty as the southern capital atop a hill. Pictures of the city, architectural detail and, given it was a Sunday, a look at the folks going to church.
Traditional Betsileo village
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
The Betsileo are another Malagasy tribe whose home is around Fianarantsoa. An overview of the area, a look at the housing and crops. It is rice harvest season.
Betsileo tradition
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The kitchen in a traditional home where we had lunch and the food was prepared. The houses a 3 stories, usually 2 rooms per floor--ground floor generally for animals, first floor for living and where Czytaj więcej
Market day
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Various pictures of a traditional market.
Perth
1 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Wood Inlay
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Hand inlay of wood in a small workshop. The first pic is a home made saw. The blades are the steel from steel belted radial tires (or tyres, here) that are removed and serrations cut into them. The Czytaj więcej
Andasibe National Park
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
First is a view of the forest followed by more lemurs. The last pic is an ants nest. It seems that the soil in the rain forest is too wet and floods during rains. So ants cannot create nests below Czytaj więcej
Lemur Island
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Rescued and rehabilitating lemurs are brought here until they can be released. Some learn to get pretty friendly. And some get acrobatic
Brickaville
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
River port where produce, mostly bananas, are floated down on bamboo rafts.. The fruit is removed for further transport and the rafts are disassembled, The bamboo is sold for various purposes as Czytaj więcej
Reptile sanctuary
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Just what the name says. Chameleons, Geckos, snakes and more. The last pic ate the best shots I could get of a chameleon shooting his tongue out to get a cricket
Ile Ste. Marie
1 maja 2018, Madagaskar ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
End of the tour. Views out the front of the hotel, including some fisheremen
Perth
3 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Finally, it's Oz. Perth is a wonderful city, located on the Swan River, just upstream from its main port at Freemantle. I enjoyed some of the best restaurant meals I've had anywhere. And the sunsets Czytaj więcej
Rottnest Island
3 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The name comes from early dutch sailors who mistakenly thought the native quokkas (1st picture) were rats. They are actually small marsupials related to kangaroos. The 2nd pic is a black skink, a Czytaj więcej
Botanical Garden
4 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Located in Kings Park with views over Perth and river.
Alice Springs
7 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Sitting in a pub in Alice Springs as I get caught up with y posts, finishing up Madagascar and starting Australia. So far, Oz has been everything I expected.
Alice Springs is the jumping off point to Czytaj więcej
Uluru
9 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Spiritual center for the Anangu aboriginal people, the tribe in this area. The spiritual is almost palpable here. The first 2 pics are at sunset. The 3rd is sunrise. The rest are views taken during Czytaj więcej
More Uluru
9 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Uluru (aka Ayres Rock) is said to be the largest rock in the world--more that 340 meters above ground and 6 kilometers (not a typo) below ground. All very dense sandstone in a single, unbroken piece. Czytaj więcej
Kata Tjuta
9 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
While Uluru is a single huge rock, nearby Kata Tjuta is conglomerate. It is a diverse geologic formation, with many shaopes and views. This is a sampling.
Kings Canyon
10 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Large natural canyon formed at the same time as the events that created Uluru and Kata Tjuta. The 1st pic is as the sun is rising into the canyon. The others are various views. The picture with the Czytaj więcej
Joey
10 maja 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
A rescued young roo who mother was killed by traffic