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== THIS WALK IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY ==
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DAY 1
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- start at 10am
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- start at Tampolodge walking through secondary forest
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- trail alternates between beach and trees
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- trees form a constant green tunnel
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- endless natural beaches: picture perfect unspoiled with virtually no interference of human activities
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- after about 2 hours reaching the village... : about 400 people living there, school, small medical centre, inhabitants are fishermen and live stock as well as rice farmers, 2-3 shops (last shops before todays end of walk), had lunch there
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- 1 hour walk continues to an eco lodge in a bay with yet another beautiful beach, lodge is completely isolated, starts at 150,000 Ariary (2015), sunset, aye aye in the night
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-  step counter at 20.89km (3 hrs / 17415 steps)
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S 15°43.964'
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E049°57.549'
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S 15°44.573'
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E049°58.068'
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S 15°45.581'
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E049°59.211'
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15m elevation
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Marofototra (name = many sticks)
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10330 steps
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S 15°45.920'
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E049°59.779'
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river crossing by foot
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S 15°47.022'
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E050°00.759'
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lodge
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S 15°47.133'
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E050°01.044'
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8m elevation
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DAY 2
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- start 5:15am
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- walk along the bay until 2 bigger river crossings, thereafter starts the National Park
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- endless partly steep up and down through the primary rain forest with countless small river crossings (minimum 7 hours in the forest)
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- amazing soundkulisse: birds, water streams, rain, shouting lemurs
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- we saw red ruffed lemur, brown lemur, short legged ground warbler
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- after leaving the forest comes a very muddy 2 hours walk along rice fields until reaching Ratranavona (3:15pm)
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- small village with a shop, bar with attached cinema (Saturday at 9pm, 300 Ariary)
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- behind the bar are 2 rooms in a separate building for rent: very simple with a mattress straight on the floor and "not recommendable" shower/toilet (5,000 Ariary in 2015)
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river crossing
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S 15°47.684'
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E050°01.125'
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S 15°48.337'
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E050°01.643'
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17m elevation
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7376 steps
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S 15°48.779'
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E050°02.102'
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15m elevation
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Isava river
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8884 steps
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S 15°49.154'
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E050°02.216'
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mountain top
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12329 steps
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S 15°49.824'
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E050°02.784'
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185m elevation
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Manteraely (rest point)
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13906 steps
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S 15°50.055'
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E050°03.082'
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207m elevation
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picnic
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16440 steps
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S 15°50.525'
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E050°03.323'
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107m elevation
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mud trail (after forest?)
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19210 steps
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S 15°51.244'
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E050°03.482'
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98m elevation
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21019 steps
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S 15°51.656'
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E050°03.600'
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155m elevation
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22837 steps
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S 15°52.112'
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E050°03.755'
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118m elevation
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rice field
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23945 steps
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S 15°52.337'
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E050°03.812'
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29m elevation
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rice
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26453 steps
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S 15°52.347'
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E050°03.823'
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22m elevation
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29230 steps
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S 15°53.490'
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E050°04.048'
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21m elevation
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30569 steps
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S 15°53.824'
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E050°03.962'
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25m elevation
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village
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S 15°54.026'
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E050°03.888'
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22m elevation
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Ratranavona
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34004 steps
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S 15°54.160'
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E050°03.912'
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22m elevation
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DAY 3
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- starting at 5:30am in Ratranavona with a river crossing behind the village
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- passing several fishing villages
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- many wonderful idyllic beaches with granite formations
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- only two smaller mountains today
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- arriving 4pm in Vinanivao (50376)
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- long stretched village, private school, many small shops and market stalls selling all kind of needy things (food, cloth, mobile phones, hardware)
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- very basic accommodation available directly at the harbour, but better choice is 10 min walk outside the village along the road to Antalaha: 10 bungalows, shared cold water shower/toilet, 10,000 Ariary (2015)
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- from here transport via motorcycle available (moto rapid) - towards direction Antalaha, usually 3 people on one bike
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- saying good bye to Claudio
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houses next bay
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S 15°54.925'
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E050°04.440'
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beach again
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6038 steps
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S 15°55.533'
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E050°05.109'
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fishermen beach
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10931 steps
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S 15°55.920'
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E050°06.284'
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11m elevation
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best football field
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S 15°56.185'
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E050°06.969'
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4m elevation
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Namantoana
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13928 steps
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S 15°56.197'
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E050°07.116'
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12m elevation
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Fambotape oder Fampotabe
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17621 steps
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9am
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S 15°56.205
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E050°08.328
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8m elevation
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Antezampafana
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crossing Masoala peninsula
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S 15°56.757
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E050°09.125'
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15m elevation
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Ambodikily
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25201 steps
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S 15°57.257'
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E050°10.638'
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37m elevation
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Beankora
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lots os shells
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29259 steps
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S 15°57.245'
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E050°11.973'
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16m elevation
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National Park area (walk through)
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S 15°57.267'
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E050°12.800'
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26m elevation
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mangroves
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32555 steps
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S 15°57.275'
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E050°12.918'
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24m elevation
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small village
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35558 steps
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S 15°56.462'
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E050°13.778'
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12m elevation
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Antanambo
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37300 steps
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S 15°56.132'
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E050°14.348'
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12m elevation
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???
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S 15°54.910'
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E050°14.600'
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12m elevation
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???
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S 15°53.323 '
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E050°15.845'
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19m elevation
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46083 steps
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S 15°53.322'
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E050°15.847'
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19m elevation
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home of Claudio's uncle
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S 15°53.203'
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E050°16.020'
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17m elevation
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hotel in Vinanivao
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50376 steps
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S 15°52.618'
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E050°16.517'
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17m elevation
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DAY 4
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* start at 7.05
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* first day on our own
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* river crossing with less than seaworthy pair of pirogues nailed together with planks
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* trail leads through mostly deforested landscapes dominated by cloves trees and palmtrees
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* motorcycle taxis pass with passangers as this is the only possible mode of fast transport
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* ocean visible towards end of walk
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* second last village has basic bungalows
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* last village is reached after crossing big river double pirogue pulled across by rope
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* cost of bigger pirogue 1000 ariary p/person
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* hotel plus food 25,000 Ariary (simple bungalows, surprisingly clean shower/toilet)
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* air strip behind hotel
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* police chef asked us to come to his office and to show passports, strangely or funnily he was staying at the bungalow opposite from us
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* 37436 steps
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some houses
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4335 steps
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S 15°51.064'
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E050°16.882'
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6m elevation
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village
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8966 steps
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S 15°49.351'
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E050°16.900'
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16m elevation
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Anovandrano
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10438 steps
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S 15°48.912'
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E050°17.186'
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21m elevation
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Faleovan
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13100 steps
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S 15°48.065'
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E050°17.142'
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21m elevation
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17719 steps
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S 15°46.457'
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E050°17.865'
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27m elevation
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houses
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S 15°45.866'
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E050°18.094'
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19m elevation
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19950 steps
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S 15°45.143'
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E050°18.143'
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13m elevation
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Antanzana
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20909 steps
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S 15°45.481'
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E050°18.220'
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17m elevation
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Ambodisatrana hospital
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S 15°45.240'
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E050°18.267'
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21m elevation
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ocean view
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24638 steps
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S 15°44.149'
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E050°19.149'
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24m elevation
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Ambodipont
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29216 steps
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S 15°43.884'
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E050°20.298'
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20m elevation
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panorama view
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33293 steps
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S 15°42.495'
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E050°20.999'
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24m elevation
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Marofinaritra
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35871 steps
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S 15°42.112'
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E050°21.173'
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17m elevation
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???
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hotel
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S 15°41.194'
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E050°21.722'
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37436 steps
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DAY 5
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* start 5:45am
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* pleasant breakfast with tea, muffins, mofo gasy and fried manjok
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* visited traditional Malagasy ship building
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* we walked too far direction Antalaha because the road splits going more inland
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* ended up in a small fishing village Ratsiaranana, very poor with a very basic hotel (not sure if that was the village we wanted to go to)
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* hosts Clemenc and Pascaline prepared us a delicious dinner and made the best out of the room (room plus food 12,000)
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* 49386 steps
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7347 steps
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S 15°38.823'
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E050°22.695'
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9m elevation
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ship building
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12072 steps
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S 15°37.379'
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E050°23.527'
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4m elevation
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16572 steps
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S 15°36.123'
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E050°23.868'
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12m elevation
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Fampotakely
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S 15°35.673'
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E050°24.093'
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12m elevation
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21999 steps
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S 15°34.593'
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E050°24.953'
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13m elevation
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Libertalia Village
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24508 village
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S 15°33.707'
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E050°25.329'
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12m elevation
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Antsahambavy
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30212 steps
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S 15°31.710'
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E050°25.410'
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13m elevation
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hotel with nice bungalows just on the road
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37889 steps
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S 15°28.924'
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E050°25.736'
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19m elevation
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village from where trail leads 4km down to Ratsiananana
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S 15°27.678'
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E050°25.589'
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22m elevation
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graveyard
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43838 steps
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S 15°27.438'
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E050°25.894'
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21m elevation
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45242 steps
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S 15°27.367'
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E050°26.401'
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16m elevation
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Ratsianarana
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hotel
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49386 steps
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S 15°27.849'
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E050°27.248'
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DAY 6
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* leaving Ratsianarana at 5:30am
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* crossing river via pirogue behind village
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* then another river crossing with pirogue
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* walk through mangroves along an old disused road, many small bridges, road made of rough stones
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* thereafter joining regular unpaved road
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* a couple of kilometres before reaching Cap Est the landscape is dominated by many Ravelana palms
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* first sign of Cap Est is light tower and radio antennas- make sure not to miss the opportunity to visit the light house and ask to visit the top of the light for a panoramic view in all directions
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* thereafter only short walk to village
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* Hotel Residence du Cap (30,000 opening price, thereafter 50,000, dinner about 10,000), best accommodation in the area
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* another hotel with basic bungalows
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S 15°27.154'
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E050°27.323'
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9m elevation
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Nosy
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island
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4707 steps
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S 15°26.438'
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E050°27.212'
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Ankiana
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6735 steps
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S  15°25.619'
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E050°26.942'
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cinema village
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9347 steps
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S 15°24.963'
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E050°27.296'
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10m elevation
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Maharavo
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12996 steps
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S 15°23.951'
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E050°27.878'
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15m elevation
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Analalava
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S 15°23.057'
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E050°27.682'
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17m elevation
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Ambohimahery
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20806 steps
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lunch, recharging batterie
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S 15°21.569'
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E050°28.418'
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14m elevation
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vanilla man
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25778 steps
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S 15°20.042'
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E050°28.653'
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20m elevation
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Sahanjahana
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S 15°19.908'
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E050°28.736'
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20m elevation
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industrial oven
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30083 steps
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S 15°18.689'
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E050°28.404'
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21m elevation
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33562 steps
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S 15°17.433'
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E050°28.165'
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20m elevation
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view onto Cap Est
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S 15°17.118'
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E050°28.256'
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46m elevation
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road up to light tower
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S 15°16.685'
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E050°28.279'
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19m elevation
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Le Residence de Cap
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Cap Est
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43686 steps
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S 15°15.782'
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E050°28.860'
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DAY 7
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* start 5am
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* after 4km walk to Ambohitralanana along a sandy road first river crossing
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* scenery with plenty of Ravenala trees
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* another river crossing by pirogue, all other smaller rivers have bridges
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* landscape changes from wilder open terrain to farmland
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* road changes from sand road to hart red-coloured dirt road
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* various villages along the way
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* arriving at Ocean Momo in Antalaha early evening about 7pm
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Ambohimandroso
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priest Bernard, catholic church
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college, primary school
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hospital, pharmacy
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village moved to a higher location after flood couple of years ago
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5028 steps
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S 15°14.676'
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E050°27.314'
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5m elevation
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Ambohitralanana
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river crossing (1,000 per person)
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6567 steps
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S 15°14.380'
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E050°26.804'
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7m elevation
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Anjahamarina
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S 15°14.049'
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E050°26.544'
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22m elevation
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Marambo
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long stretched village
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14802 steps
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S 15°11.358'
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E050°25.996'
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11m elevation
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river crossing
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16354 steps
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S 15°10.883'
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E050°26.011'
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6m elevation
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road splits to Ambalabe
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some shops and market stalls at turn
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20690 steps
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S 15°09.393'
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E050°25.709'
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15m elevation
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23796 steps
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S 15°08.522'
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E050°25.113'
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11m elevation
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mountains of dried empty coconuts
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25560 steps
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S 15°07.969'
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E050°24.752'
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12m elevation
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Andratany
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very small village
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production of char coal
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26582 steps
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S 15°07.720'
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E050°24.466'
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14m elevation
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Andasibe
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30774 steps
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S 15°06.479'
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E050°23.679'
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15m elevation
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Andingozabe ?
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35972 steps
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S 15°04.927'
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E050°22.349'
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23m elevation
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Andongozabe ?
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40390 steps
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S 15°03.683'
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E050°21.484'
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20m elevation
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Sahantaha
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43688 steps
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S 15°02.561'
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E050°20.738'
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17m elevation
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Mahatsara
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S 15°00.397'
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E050°18.733'
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21m elevation
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Antalaha
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70... steps

Revision as of 19:41, 22 November 2015

THIS WALK IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY

DAY 1 - start at 10am - start at Tampolodge walking through secondary forest - trail alternates between beach and trees - trees form a constant green tunnel - endless natural beaches: picture perfect unspoiled with virtually no interference of human activities - after about 2 hours reaching the village... : about 400 people living there, school, small medical centre, inhabitants are fishermen and live stock as well as rice farmers, 2-3 shops (last shops before todays end of walk), had lunch there - 1 hour walk continues to an eco lodge in a bay with yet another beautiful beach, lodge is completely isolated, starts at 150,000 Ariary (2015), sunset, aye aye in the night - step counter at 20.89km (3 hrs / 17415 steps)

S 15°43.964' E049°57.549'

S 15°44.573' E049°58.068'

S 15°45.581' E049°59.211' 15m elevation

Marofototra (name = many sticks) 10330 steps S 15°45.920' E049°59.779'

river crossing by foot S 15°47.022' E050°00.759'

lodge S 15°47.133' E050°01.044' 8m elevation


DAY 2 - start 5:15am - walk along the bay until 2 bigger river crossings, thereafter starts the National Park - endless partly steep up and down through the primary rain forest with countless small river crossings (minimum 7 hours in the forest) - amazing soundkulisse: birds, water streams, rain, shouting lemurs - we saw red ruffed lemur, brown lemur, short legged ground warbler - after leaving the forest comes a very muddy 2 hours walk along rice fields until reaching Ratranavona (3:15pm) - small village with a shop, bar with attached cinema (Saturday at 9pm, 300 Ariary) - behind the bar are 2 rooms in a separate building for rent: very simple with a mattress straight on the floor and "not recommendable" shower/toilet (5,000 Ariary in 2015)

river crossing S 15°47.684' E050°01.125'

S 15°48.337' E050°01.643' 17m elevation

7376 steps S 15°48.779' E050°02.102' 15m elevation

Isava river 8884 steps S 15°49.154' E050°02.216'

mountain top 12329 steps S 15°49.824' E050°02.784' 185m elevation

Manteraely (rest point) 13906 steps S 15°50.055' E050°03.082' 207m elevation

picnic 16440 steps S 15°50.525' E050°03.323' 107m elevation

mud trail (after forest?) 19210 steps S 15°51.244' E050°03.482' 98m elevation

21019 steps S 15°51.656' E050°03.600' 155m elevation

22837 steps S 15°52.112' E050°03.755' 118m elevation

rice field 23945 steps S 15°52.337' E050°03.812' 29m elevation

rice 26453 steps S 15°52.347' E050°03.823' 22m elevation

29230 steps S 15°53.490' E050°04.048' 21m elevation

30569 steps S 15°53.824' E050°03.962' 25m elevation

village S 15°54.026' E050°03.888' 22m elevation

Ratranavona 34004 steps S 15°54.160' E050°03.912' 22m elevation


DAY 3

- starting at 5:30am in Ratranavona with a river crossing behind the village - passing several fishing villages - many wonderful idyllic beaches with granite formations - only two smaller mountains today - arriving 4pm in Vinanivao (50376) - long stretched village, private school, many small shops and market stalls selling all kind of needy things (food, cloth, mobile phones, hardware) - very basic accommodation available directly at the harbour, but better choice is 10 min walk outside the village along the road to Antalaha: 10 bungalows, shared cold water shower/toilet, 10,000 Ariary (2015) - from here transport via motorcycle available (moto rapid) - towards direction Antalaha, usually 3 people on one bike - saying good bye to Claudio

houses next bay S 15°54.925' E050°04.440'

beach again 6038 steps S 15°55.533' E050°05.109'

fishermen beach 10931 steps S 15°55.920' E050°06.284' 11m elevation

best football field S 15°56.185' E050°06.969' 4m elevation

Namantoana 13928 steps S 15°56.197' E050°07.116' 12m elevation

Fambotape oder Fampotabe 17621 steps 9am S 15°56.205 E050°08.328 8m elevation

Antezampafana crossing Masoala peninsula S 15°56.757 E050°09.125' 15m elevation

Ambodikily 25201 steps S 15°57.257' E050°10.638' 37m elevation

Beankora lots os shells 29259 steps S 15°57.245' E050°11.973' 16m elevation

National Park area (walk through) S 15°57.267' E050°12.800' 26m elevation

mangroves 32555 steps S 15°57.275' E050°12.918' 24m elevation

small village 35558 steps S 15°56.462' E050°13.778' 12m elevation

Antanambo 37300 steps S 15°56.132' E050°14.348' 12m elevation

??? S 15°54.910' E050°14.600' 12m elevation

??? S 15°53.323 ' E050°15.845' 19m elevation

46083 steps S 15°53.322' E050°15.847' 19m elevation

home of Claudio's uncle S 15°53.203' E050°16.020' 17m elevation

hotel in Vinanivao 50376 steps S 15°52.618' E050°16.517' 17m elevation


DAY 4

  • start at 7.05
  • first day on our own
  • river crossing with less than seaworthy pair of pirogues nailed together with planks
  • trail leads through mostly deforested landscapes dominated by cloves trees and palmtrees
  • motorcycle taxis pass with passangers as this is the only possible mode of fast transport
  • ocean visible towards end of walk
  • second last village has basic bungalows
  • last village is reached after crossing big river double pirogue pulled across by rope
  • cost of bigger pirogue 1000 ariary p/person
  • hotel plus food 25,000 Ariary (simple bungalows, surprisingly clean shower/toilet)
  • air strip behind hotel
  • police chef asked us to come to his office and to show passports, strangely or funnily he was staying at the bungalow opposite from us
  • 37436 steps

some houses 4335 steps S 15°51.064' E050°16.882' 6m elevation

village 8966 steps S 15°49.351' E050°16.900' 16m elevation

Anovandrano 10438 steps S 15°48.912' E050°17.186' 21m elevation

Faleovan 13100 steps S 15°48.065' E050°17.142' 21m elevation

17719 steps S 15°46.457' E050°17.865' 27m elevation

houses S 15°45.866' E050°18.094' 19m elevation

19950 steps S 15°45.143' E050°18.143' 13m elevation

Antanzana 20909 steps S 15°45.481' E050°18.220' 17m elevation

Ambodisatrana hospital S 15°45.240' E050°18.267' 21m elevation

ocean view 24638 steps S 15°44.149' E050°19.149' 24m elevation

Ambodipont 29216 steps S 15°43.884' E050°20.298' 20m elevation

panorama view 33293 steps S 15°42.495' E050°20.999' 24m elevation

Marofinaritra 35871 steps S 15°42.112' E050°21.173' 17m elevation

??? hotel S 15°41.194' E050°21.722' 37436 steps


DAY 5

  • start 5:45am
  • pleasant breakfast with tea, muffins, mofo gasy and fried manjok
  • visited traditional Malagasy ship building
  • we walked too far direction Antalaha because the road splits going more inland
  • ended up in a small fishing village Ratsiaranana, very poor with a very basic hotel (not sure if that was the village we wanted to go to)
  • hosts Clemenc and Pascaline prepared us a delicious dinner and made the best out of the room (room plus food 12,000)
  • 49386 steps

7347 steps S 15°38.823' E050°22.695' 9m elevation

ship building 12072 steps S 15°37.379' E050°23.527' 4m elevation

16572 steps S 15°36.123' E050°23.868' 12m elevation

Fampotakely S 15°35.673' E050°24.093' 12m elevation

21999 steps S 15°34.593' E050°24.953' 13m elevation

Libertalia Village 24508 village S 15°33.707' E050°25.329' 12m elevation

Antsahambavy 30212 steps S 15°31.710' E050°25.410' 13m elevation

hotel with nice bungalows just on the road 37889 steps S 15°28.924' E050°25.736' 19m elevation

village from where trail leads 4km down to Ratsiananana S 15°27.678' E050°25.589' 22m elevation

graveyard 43838 steps S 15°27.438' E050°25.894' 21m elevation

45242 steps S 15°27.367' E050°26.401' 16m elevation

Ratsianarana hotel 49386 steps S 15°27.849' E050°27.248'


DAY 6

  • leaving Ratsianarana at 5:30am
  • crossing river via pirogue behind village
  • then another river crossing with pirogue
  • walk through mangroves along an old disused road, many small bridges, road made of rough stones
  • thereafter joining regular unpaved road
  • a couple of kilometres before reaching Cap Est the landscape is dominated by many Ravelana palms
  • first sign of Cap Est is light tower and radio antennas- make sure not to miss the opportunity to visit the light house and ask to visit the top of the light for a panoramic view in all directions
  • thereafter only short walk to village
  • Hotel Residence du Cap (30,000 opening price, thereafter 50,000, dinner about 10,000), best accommodation in the area
  • another hotel with basic bungalows

S 15°27.154' E050°27.323' 9m elevation

Nosy island 4707 steps S 15°26.438' E050°27.212'

Ankiana 6735 steps S 15°25.619' E050°26.942'

cinema village 9347 steps S 15°24.963' E050°27.296' 10m elevation

Maharavo 12996 steps S 15°23.951' E050°27.878' 15m elevation

Analalava S 15°23.057' E050°27.682' 17m elevation

Ambohimahery 20806 steps lunch, recharging batterie S 15°21.569' E050°28.418' 14m elevation

vanilla man 25778 steps S 15°20.042' E050°28.653' 20m elevation

Sahanjahana S 15°19.908' E050°28.736' 20m elevation

industrial oven 30083 steps S 15°18.689' E050°28.404' 21m elevation

33562 steps S 15°17.433' E050°28.165' 20m elevation

view onto Cap Est S 15°17.118' E050°28.256' 46m elevation

road up to light tower S 15°16.685' E050°28.279' 19m elevation

Le Residence de Cap Cap Est 43686 steps S 15°15.782' E050°28.860'


DAY 7

  • start 5am
  • after 4km walk to Ambohitralanana along a sandy road first river crossing
  • scenery with plenty of Ravenala trees
  • another river crossing by pirogue, all other smaller rivers have bridges
  • landscape changes from wilder open terrain to farmland
  • road changes from sand road to hart red-coloured dirt road
  • various villages along the way
  • arriving at Ocean Momo in Antalaha early evening about 7pm

Ambohimandroso priest Bernard, catholic church college, primary school hospital, pharmacy village moved to a higher location after flood couple of years ago 5028 steps S 15°14.676' E050°27.314' 5m elevation

Ambohitralanana river crossing (1,000 per person) 6567 steps S 15°14.380' E050°26.804' 7m elevation

Anjahamarina S 15°14.049' E050°26.544' 22m elevation

Marambo long stretched village 14802 steps S 15°11.358' E050°25.996' 11m elevation

river crossing 16354 steps S 15°10.883' E050°26.011' 6m elevation

road splits to Ambalabe some shops and market stalls at turn 20690 steps S 15°09.393' E050°25.709' 15m elevation

23796 steps S 15°08.522' E050°25.113' 11m elevation

mountains of dried empty coconuts 25560 steps S 15°07.969' E050°24.752' 12m elevation

Andratany very small village production of char coal 26582 steps S 15°07.720' E050°24.466' 14m elevation

Andasibe 30774 steps S 15°06.479' E050°23.679' 15m elevation

Andingozabe ? 35972 steps S 15°04.927' E050°22.349' 23m elevation

Andongozabe ? 40390 steps S 15°03.683' E050°21.484' 20m elevation

Sahantaha 43688 steps S 15°02.561' E050°20.738' 17m elevation

Mahatsara S 15°00.397' E050°18.733' 21m elevation

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