The next overseas motorcycle odyssey for Gareth Morgan and his intrepid companions portends to be one of their most difficult – not so much because of the rough terrain that stands in their way – but rather because of the socio-political hurdle they are confronting. As part of their “Long Drop” ride down the 151st […]
Expedition rides abroad are a unique form of motorcycling, to the usual concerns of adventure motorcycling around bike maintenance, injury prevention and treatment you can add the following 1. How to deal with the language barrier Language. We speak English only and while Jo is adept at mastering a few phrases in the local lingo, […]
Looking to travel Madagascar on a Motorbike? Here is 10 top tips to help make your experience a little better.
1. Avenue de Baobabs – The native tree of Madagascar, the Baobas treem, are a unique site and avenue Baobabs is the place to see them. Located on the west coast by Morondava down a dusty trail. 2. Morondava’s Nosy Kelly Peninsula – The perfect place to unwind.There are heaps of good accoms on the beach which […]
We have now ridden the west, the south and the east of Madagascar – so across the great Divide the separates the dry west from the wet east and done the Divide to the desert/savannah land of the south. While climatically it is a country of contrasts there are some constants, some good some not […]
Man Madagascar is poor. Officially 77% are below the poverty line, but we’ve seen heaps that you would say are worse than that, they’re in essence, destitute. The Malagasys work really hard in the fields mainly as they try their best just to cultivate enough to live on. You don’t see many here that anyone […]
Our great mate Bryan Wyness was killed in a motorcycle accident a couple of months ago, when a front tyre blowout ended what was an unbelievably full life and left his lovely partner Marion and the kids and grandkids without their wonderful Poppa. For us riders though Bryan was, and always will be “the Captain” […]
Down in the southwest of Madagascar now where the plains are open, the grass looks tough and the people are scarce. But here Zebu (humped-back cattle) are king and these folk are cattle people, much like the Masai of Tanzania and Kenya. They walk their herds for weeks to the markets in the north so […]
This is a great town of the south to stop in for a night – and walking around at sunset with a camera to capture the buildings the French colonial period saw constructed and today are in various states of disrepair. The balconies and shutters are familiar features, although the chickens, pigs and even pet […]
5 different species of lemur during our forest hike yesterday and then an extra one at night. That’s pretty good we’re told to get five. For the record they were the Golden Bamboo, Red Fronted Brown, Red Bellied, Sportif and the Greater Golden Bamboo. Of course being high in the trees as they are the […]
