Part 1

Immigration

Arriving Nairobi to overnight before flying to Madagascar.  A very slow immigration despite an electronic visa.

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, October 30, 2023

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Room #1110

The photo is labeled the 30th, but after very slow immigration, I didn't get to the room until the early am hours of the 31st for a short night of sleep.

Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Jomo Kenyatta Intenational Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, October 31, 2023

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Kenya Airways Plane

Back to the terminal for the flight to Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, October 31, 2023

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Jacaranda

Jacaranda mimosifolia - after settling in, a meal, beer and a good night's sleep, back in Madagascar for my 3rd photo tour.

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Traveler's Tree

Ravenala madagascariensis - native to Madagascar, this is a well recognized symbol of the Island Country.

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Lantana

Lantana camara - one of the many non-native landscape plants at the hotel.

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Plumeria hybrid

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Nile Lily

Agapanthus africanus

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Pool Area

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Breakfast Buffet

Centerpiece of a large buffet.

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Madagascar Red Fody male

Foudia madagascariensis - in the Jacaranda tree just outside my room.

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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Cutting Grass

Like many things in Madagascar, man power is much used.

Relais des Plateaux, Antananarivo, Madagascar, November 1, 2023

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