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A fun week end on the Ikopa river, south of Antananarivo.

Typical male dominant attitude and usual maried couple set-up!

Good flow, very average weather with a last gust of winter trade winds plus a light rain.

Ikopa actually flowing through Tana is a cool weekenders favorite spot.

A fun loving group celebrating a 40th birthday.

Being that close from city and that isolated is sheer luxury.

Super crew to handle the logistics and crates of beer, ...

Sunny sunday morning to heal hangovers from a very late lasting bonefire and Three Horses Beer (the local brew) carnage!

2009 political troubles led to a change in Madamax boat renewal policy, ...

We even took the time and the energy to do a bit of reforestation. With the beginning of rain season, it's time to start planting.

Fruit trees are our favorites for this kind of pico action.

And that's what we do with our guests. Every day out during wet season is an occasion to put in a few more trees to develop agroforestry ideas and help locals (more info on our actions on http://www.woodenstock.org In french only, sorry!)

Visitors always enjoy the chance to do their little bit of work towards a not so gloomy future.

I love those hours spent in peaceful Imerina countryside, away from city noises and troubles, 45' away from downtown!!!

Will be back on it with 100 paddlers in two weeks, stay posted, ...

Tags: antananarivo, canöe, crocos, de, ikopa, kayak, madagascar, madamax, paddling, raft

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Comment by Gilles Gautier on January 15, 2010 at 7:23am: RAIN SEASON IS AT FULL SPEED AND WE DO GET OUR SHARE OF RAINS THESE DAYS. WAIT TILL CYCLONIC SEASON IS OVER!...

Comment by remington spencer on January 15, 2010 at 6:50am: Would that I were there to celebrate with them.
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Comment by Gilles Gautier on January 3, 2010 at 8:54am: Waooow, deep reflexions upon a mountainside!
But we are now in full summer with warm waters and blooming trees, ;-)

Comment by LLOYD Jackson on December 24, 2009 at 8:29am: As I stand upon this familiar hilltop, I peer down at the desolate beach. The shores, once made golden by the Summer sun, are now shadowed by the dreariness of Winter. The ghostly trees, which once shimmered with luscious colour and life, have now lost their leaves. They swirl in swift movements, dancing hauntingly through the brisk air. The thick tree limbs and scraggly branches shadow the footway, creating a dark and chilling atmosphere. This serene setting has lost its splendor, as wild thundering waves pound the shoreline.
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