April 10, 2011
We left yesterday afternoon for a three day vacation to Andasibe. We wanted to take my dear friend Marsha there to experience the rainforest and see the lemurs. Thankfully during the 4 hr drive here we passed 5 police check points and didn't get pulled over for ANY!!!! Miracle! The other miracle is that, even though the car we borrowed stalled many times while going around several harrowing turns and passing 18 wheel trucks on a narrow mountain road, we all arrived safely! (Mom and Dad G and K take a breath....we're all doing well:) )Oh, and we saw a pig on a motor bike.....it was dead. This little piggy went to market....
But, the only word I have to sum up today is...... ridiculous..... crazy..... unexpected....oh, that's more than one isn't it? So, we start off the day by Marsha and I going to drive to the forest entrence to take a 4 hr. hike in the rain forest. It was only 3 km. away. After driving 20 km we decided to turn around and try the other direction. 1 hr later we never found the entrance. So, back to Grace Lodge, where we spent the previous night, where Randy and the boys were swimming and hanging out waiting for us. We packed up all our stuff and headed to Vakona Lodge were we are spending tonight. We get settled into our room and head off to Lemur Island! This is where the lemurs jump all over you and you feed them. It is an amazing exerience. Well, apparently a few lemurs wanted to do more than just jump on us. One lemur jumped on my shoulder and peed down my back.....great....that's definitely a new experience. Then two jumped on Randy's shoulders and started to procreate....that's right....procreate...and yes, there's a picture of it...LOL (1st pic Randy realizing what's happening! 2nd pic note Marsha's expression!)
After taking hot showers and warming up we decided to walk over to the Vakona reserve and see the crocodiles and fosa (a cross between a weasel and a mini-mountain lion). The boys LOVED this. Now, the guide told us that if we follow the blue marked trail we would get back to the hotel. Ok, no big deal. Follow the “yellow brick road”...follow follow follow follow …... well, eventually we saw a sign for the hotel. Unfortunately after that there were a few trails we could pick from and NO sign.....wait, is that thunder? Panic panic... Is it going to be dark in an hour? Panic panic panic... “Meg, you can't panic. Stay calm for the boys” panic panic panic....After praying and following a few gut intuitions ...panic panic...between Marsha and Randy we were able to see the top of Vakona Lodge. We finally made it back...and before the rain came. OK, go inside hotel room and breathe so that I can stop hyper-ventilating ...what....no electricity you say....?......
and the adventure continues....... “MOMMY!!! THERE'S A BAT IN OUR ROOM!!!!”.....seriously?.....
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Let Randy know he gave me a very loud and very needed laugh!
ReplyDeletei just don't even know what to say...if there were lemurs getting in on on MY back...NO NO NO. i guess when you've got the urge....oy. i won't be posting those pictures on the YG bulletin boar. ;)
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