Mahajanga, Madagascar

There is no record of a cruise ship ever having stopped at Mahajanga before, so this piqued our interest as we dropped anchor just off of Mahajanga. Initially, this posed a problem because the tender couldn’t locate a safe place to drop people off. Once resolved, however, we found it refreshing to go into a town with people that were just living their daily lives. They were only mildly interested to see us and didn’t feel compelled to sell us anything!
All in all, it was a short, sweet stop that left the impression of smiling faces and pleasant interactions with it’s inhabitants.
The first photo is the Mahajanga library.
The second photo are the local version of rickshaws - mainly used by local people for transportation and hauling.
The third photo is a took-tuk rounding a large baubob tree.Read more