We awoke to much quiet after all the wind and rain and plenty of sunshine. We got dressed and ready for exploring the rainforest to find ourselves marooned on our own island almost as the river had burst its banks and we were flooded in…. Unfortunately our 4x4 was flooded too as we had to park behind a broken down truck and it was now being cleaned and dried out….luckily no water got into the engine so God willing we were mobile or would be once the water cleared. However all roads were flooded so we were led by Maurice our guide to the village via the back cross country route through the woods and over several hills. The river was torrential and had risen some 4 metres, homes were flooded as were footpaths and fields.
We walked to a locally managed conservation park where we were greeted by many critters enjoying the water - tree boas, frogs, Pygmy kingfishers and the indri - Madagascar’s largest sifaka with the sweetest snout, loudest call and shortest little tail. We also revelled in watching a couple of brown lemurs throughly enjoying themselves munching away on the fruit of a nearby tree - nothing was going to stop them!
After a long and hot walk back to the guesthouse we spent the afternoon relaxing watching the river water drop and hoping we would get out the next day to be able to see more of the park….oh and waiting for the electricity to come back on!
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