August 16, 2007
Would you believe it: we went running this morning. I know, I know, after 2 months of only putting our running shoes on as a respite from our hiking boots or to let our feet recover from the sanding they received on the small islands while wearing our Chacos, I, too, am shocked that we used them in the way they're meant to be.
We're in Toamasina for about a week, Mad's largest port and second largest city, drying out from our exciting, but rain-saturated time on the small islands and taking advantage of a decent internet connection. So decent, in fact, that we've been able to upload some pictures, as well as update our location map. We're also using the connection to type in all of the posts we wrote during our island stint, so there should be about 7 or 8 backdated posts before we leave.
When we do leave we'll head northwest for a 2 week stay in Ankarafantsika NP (quite the mouthful, isn't it). In the meantime we'll continue to enjoy Toamasina's faded grandeur, which lends it a jauntily disreputable air. And of course, the possibility that we might go running again.
