{"id":8321,"date":"2019-09-07T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svslowflight.com\/?p=8321"},"modified":"2019-09-24T12:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:08:03","slug":"a-day-trip-to-nosy-komba-madagascar-lemurs-at-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svslowflight.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/07\/a-day-trip-to-nosy-komba-madagascar-lemurs-at-last\/","title":{"rendered":"A day trip to Nosy Komba, Madagascar …Lemurs at last!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, it has only been 3 days since we official cleared into Madagascar…and so excited and we hit the ground running…. we buddies up with SV Beez Neez<\/strong> and SV Nauti Nauti<\/strong> for a quick day trip to Nosy Komba where there is a small lemur park….. it’s time to see lemurs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nosy Komba Anchorage: 13 26.6311 S, 048 21.3484 E<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Anchor up at Crater bay at 8 am…anchor down at 10:30 am. Dinghy down by 11 am (after an anchor beer of course!) and off to find the lemur park…. but first….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History Lesson:<\/strong> Nosy Komba (English translation is “Lemur Island) is a volcanic island. It’s original name is Nosy Ambariovato which translates to “surrounded by many stones”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the Nosy Be and Nosy Komba inhabitants are ‘Sakalava’ which, according to the fascinating website below, was the first ethnic group to form in Madagascar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.madamagazine.com\/en\/volksgruppen-madagaskars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wikipedia states that in early nineteen century, a Sakalava queen, Tsiomeko, and her followers fled to Nosy Komba after being defeated by King Radama I. King Radama I, who untied the Merina kingdom here, was the first recognized King of Madagascar by a European state and who was aligned and aided by the English to prevent re-establishment of French rule in Madagascar. Unfortunately the French took hold about 1904….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.travelmadagascar.org\/PLANNING\/history.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n