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Sunday, May 22, 2022 - Today we traveled down from Amber Mountain to the port for a walk around a fishing village and a visit to French Mountain Reserve.

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Once again the drivers spotted a chameleon as we traveled down the road - we pulled over and all jumped out to take pictures of this little lizard.
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A closeup of the chameleon
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We arrived in the fishing village of Amoronjia-Orangea where we wandered about before lunch to take street scenes.

This little girl was walking up the street toward me as we started out.
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Glass used on top of a fence is much prettier than barbed wire.
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A small boutique on the street.
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A fishing village - so lots of boats.
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A girl uses decorative makeup to dress up - and to help as suntan lotion.
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Boys on a sailboat.
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Fishing boats along the shore.
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A little boy playing with a bottle in the ocean.
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Young girls enjoying the cool (cold?) ocean water.
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Side of a building along the ocean.
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This little girl was down an alley off the beach - this was taken from a very long distance.
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A boy scrapping a boat.
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This little boy was helping with the boat scrapping until we showed up with cameras then he started working the camera.
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Sign for a restaurant on a shore wall.
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Coconuts for sale.
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The walk on French Hill was for whatever we might find but the big draw was Baobab trees.

Here are the top branches poking out of the smaller forest trees.
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Two more of the trees found only on Madagascar.
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Very interesting cactus like plants with spines called a Pachypodiuym Tree.
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Another Baobab trees with their distinctive trunk and branches.
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A Velvet Day gecko on a tree trunk.
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The Velvet Day gecko from the side, notice how his eyes blend with this coloring.
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A caterpillar - maybe for a moth - note the red eyes.
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Baobab tree branches against the sky.
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The Baobab tree.
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Baobab tree branches.
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A Northern Madagascar Velvet gecko.
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A millipede curled up after it was touched.
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A small foothill at French Mountain.
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Pretty aloes growing in the foothills.
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A wasp nest in a tree at 6 feet - so close to the trail and low - could be dangerous.
We then drove back to Diego Suarez which had a New Orleans French feeling.
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The night was spent in Diego Suarez and the next morning we flew out.
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