Part 2 Madagascar: After arriving back in Tana (Antanananvo) we set off towards Andasibe to stay at a Lodge that many locals drive to on the weekends as a retreat.WHen I say locals I mean like Diplomates not Madagascar locals.The drive was a long one zig zagging our way throught the small towns and mountains we stopped at a reptile farm that I knew was going to be a waste of time when I saw it.Boy waqs I wrong they had a great selection of Madagascar reptiles of ...

Well it's been a while since our last blog,Madagascar is not know for it's internet as it is either very slow or nonexistant.We flew into Antanananvo and headed straight out to get our first look at the Lemurs at a reserve close to town.For the most part the Lemurs here were someones pet or injured and they keep them here in a free range park where they can leave if they wanted too.Ten feet into the reserve we encounted our first two Lemurs wanting to help us get...

Howdy from Thailand! Joy and I have made our way out of Bangkok and into the mountains near Burma to see the Deathtrain and the Bridge over the river Kwai. Well nobody mentions that it's a three hour bus ride out of Bangkok to get here but we did get here.Stopping off at the Bridge over the River Kwai for a fast 30 minute visit it was very interesting seeing this historic bridge after seeing in so moany pictures and films.We never really knew about this bridge an...

Observations from the road.I get thinking sometimes about the times on the plane or standing next to a waterfall that I will probaly never see again talking with some nameless strangers with an accent about how nice this place is or what strange food we might have eaten the night before or asking that person next to you what they thought of the show last night only to find out they don't speak english. Sitting on the plane and watching the wing tips start to f...

Well we arrived in good order after a long drive of seven hours.Arriving Vang Vieng we asked around about the tubing.Serveral people told us that the river was very low and the tubing was slow and hot so we decided to Kayak instead.So bright and early the next morning we loaded up and headed to the local cave system where we were outfitted with an old moped battery and a two candle power light. We entered the cave through a small slit between the water and ro...