Woke up and could hear the Indri indri cry in the morning. Really loud. The loudest cry in the animal kingdom. And the way they keep the family together and mark their territory.
Did a short drive to the entrance of the forest reserve and spent 3 hours walking with our guide. Saw a lot of animals - birds, indri, boa snake, spiders - including a pair of leeches a bit to close.
Back for lunch at the camp site. It seems that the coordination of food is not their biggest priority so we waited for our lunch for around 1 hour and 15 minutes. Just enough time for a short afternoon nap before we headed for the local village for a short walk. Did a short stop on the way at the local orchid park but since that rain season has not started yet there weren't that many flowers to look at.
Arriving at the village was kind of surreal. The total population of the village and the surrounding smaller villages is estimated at 12.000 persons. Yet they had a railway station the since of that of a larger danish town. It turns out that they did a lot of mining and lumber trade some decades ago and that was the reason for the beautiful French station building. The railway is not really operational but might be reopened in the coming years.
Another feature - a Michelin railway car. It was in good condition. There are only 5 or so left in the world and this one still ran every now and then.
Had a really good walk in the village. Small, rural, very charming and many friendly local people. Bought some fruit at the local market and enjoyed the afternoon. Got back to the lodge and had the best mango in a long time. Such a diffence in taste and texture when it is not shipped and reefed all the way to europe.
Dinner - for the last time - at the restaurant. We wanted to sit outside and not inside with the rest of the group. That was appearently an offensive act so the waiters tried to ignore us the rest of the evening. We got our food and it was ok but what a strange attitude.
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