Anja Reserve

On Saturday Karen, her youngest daughter, and I went to Anja, a pretty well established ecotourism site about an hour and a half South of Fianar.  The small hike goes through a small forest which is home to 400 (that number seems like a lot to me, but that’s what the guide says) ring-tailed lemurs.  The big hike goes through the same forest, and then up to the top of the mountain behind the forest.  We did the big hike.  I was totally in favor of it, not realizing that the way you get to the top is by walking up the granite rock faces.  Physically, I was fine, but I have to say that I was a bit nervous.   The view from the top was worth it, and I managed to prevent myself from having any embarrassing freak-outs despite the nervousness.

 

call me a wuss...but in my Keens, i was a little freaked out - it stayed like this all the way up the mountain

 

looking down - probably a mistake, although i don't know that the photo really does the slope justice

 

they have their babies in september, so there were quite a few carrying little ones piggyback

 

i named this one dopey

 

coolest grasshopper ever

The internet’s not working for crap, so I’ll post the rest of my pics tomorrow.  Silly rainy season.  Although, actually I rather like the warm rainy season.  Everything’s so much greener, and lots of good fruit has come into season.  I’ll especially miss the mangos!