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| A bunch of kids playing with stones. They were trying to talk to us and we very excited to have there picture taken. |
How long does it take us to travel 300 km at home? 3 hours max. However, today we drove just a little under 400 km and it took us 9 hours. Although we probably had about 45 mins of breaks along the away.
The road from Ananatavario to Toamasina is just turn after turn after turn. As you move towards the ocean the vegetation is more tropical. In the capital you see a lot of rice patties, but no long grasses. The farther you are away from city the more fertile the land seems to be and there are fewer rice patties. Instead bananas have taken the place of rice.
The road that we took has just enough room for two vehicles. There are so many huge semis on the road: fuel trucks, semis with containers on them. I was surprised at how good the roads are.
The drive from Tana to Toamasina long. When Africa Mercy finally came into view everyone on the bus was very excited. We lugged our bags but gang way, and met with hospitality where we went through all paper work and got our ID badges.
Today, the President is here to tour the boat and observe a surgery and this afternoon 200 people are here for Reception. What this means is that I get more lost than I already am because sections of the ship are roped off.
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| The market in Tana |
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| Rice Patty |
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| Just outside of Tana |
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| A family begging on the side of the road. We think that the mother was very sick because she looked very tired and was barely moving. Wendy one of the doctors with us gave the kids some protein bars. |
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| The foliage has changed and now there is more tropical plants. |
3 comments:
Glad to hear you arrived safely Marlayna! I love seeing your pictures! Oh and I remember what it's like to get lost on a ship that size! :)
Love, Grandma
Ya, I'm going to do some more exploring tomorrow. I was talking to one of my roommates she has been here for 3 week and still gets lost sometimes!
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