The ship departed to Madagascar from Mauritius for the first of our stops. We went onto the island to see the lemurs. Unfortunately we started our tour in a torrential downpour 😦 We ended up soaked literally to our skin!
Lemurs are considered to be the most social primate and they are so darn cute to boot. There are a number of species of lemurs that evolved to cope with the various influences of Madagascar ecoregions and microhabitats. They vary in size from 9 cm (3.5 inches) to nearly 70 cm (28 inches). Lemurs are monogamous and the female typically bears a single young and carries it with her for three months.
There were other interesting species common to Madagascar.
Chameleons.
Crocodiles.
The local turtle species – need to get a room!
And giant tortoises that are not endemic to the island but have been brought here. This guy is 200+ years old.
From there we headed next to Zanzibar!
3 For the Road 
Very cool, thanks for sharing!FaithSent from my phone.
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