Madagascar Series: Ile Aux Nattes

For the last leg of our journey in Madagascar, we visited Ile Aux Nattes, which, as mom likes to call it, is an island off of an island (Ile Saint Marie) off of an island (Madagascar) of Africa. It is a tiny little island, and can be walked around fairly easily. However, the inhabitants are extremely nice, and so are the lodges there. It was very nice to kick back on the beach for a week or two, compared to our very busy schedule for the week before. While there, we did a fair amount of snorkling, swimming, and relaxing, as well as some adventurous hikes. In my opinion, it was one of the highlights of the trip. The water was the perfect temperatue; it wasn't so cold that you didn't want to go in, but it definitely cooled you off. On the final day on the island, the owner of the bandas that we had been staying in, who we had befriended, took us to Ile Saint Marie, which is much bigger, and much more industrialized. Contrary to Ile Aux Nattes, it is bustling with people and there are hundreds of road-side kiosks. To get there, you have to take a ride in a pirogue, which you paid like a taxi. Well, that's all for Madagascar.