July 3, 2011
Today, we drove back towards Tulear and then onwards to the northeast. We passed through Ilakaka, a poor mining town, where sapphires have been found. We passed a second species of baobab, called ‘za.’ There are six species of baobab in Madagascar only one of which is found on the African mainland. In the area of Isalo National Park, the landscape is remarkably different and very much like the Southwestern US with eroded sandstone outcroppings and canyons. We arrived at our hotel, the Relais de la Reine (Palace of the Queen), in the evening. The hotel is named after a nearby stone formation that looks like a queen. It is built of local stones that are amazing colors: rust, yellow and purple. We took a short walk around the hotel and watched the stars come out.
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