Photo was my breakfast companion enjoying my left over mango. I don't feel I've really explored the island of Nosy Be , but have felt a bit explored out, however i have enjoyed being here and at the hotel on the top of the hill- and I did what I came here to do which was dive. The owners are not as forth coming as I would have liked or has been mentioned in the reviews- probably the language thing although they can speak English (and I haven't really made an e...

After a 5 hour road journey with Etienne - but just me because the other guy apparently changed his mind, (so still no buddying up with other independent travelers). I arrived at the small but very bustling port of Ankify. Straight away my bag was rushed away, a ticket thrust in my hand and I was squashed in a boat with about 8 other Malagasy women, 5 pineapples, a sack of rice, bicycle, 3 big plastic bowls and a couple of baskets of other goods and 6 live chicke...