View from the footpath while walking to Amboangibe

First day: 22 km from Tsinzorano to Amboangibe through wet foot paths.

Bert De Waele and porters on the first day, a 22 km walk from Tsinzorano to Amboangibe, the starting point of his mapping work.

Porters

Geologist Theogene takes a rock sample near Antsahavaribe. Michael and Fetra are looking on.

Tineke washes her socks and boots in the river at the end of the day's walk. The appearance of a "vasa" (white person) always causes quite a sensation in the villages.

The village we started our traverse from (Tsinzorano). It is raining.

Curious children watching the group prepare for departure in Tsinzorano.

A house in Tsinzorano.