Mayotte: October 6-13, 2008.

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Mayotte is a French Overseas Territory near Comoros, off East African coast. Cruising yachts anchor at the yacht harbor in the background, and people take ferries back and forth among the islands in the lagoon. Yarmila & Nadav took us hiking around the caldera of an extinct volcano that overlooks the lagoon. Bright colored dresses in the streets, and French bread and pastry in Africa!!!

Mayotte has Lemurs!

Most types of lemurs are found in Madagascar, but Mayotte also has its own species of lemur, and has set aside a small island as a lemur sanctuary. We were fortunate to visit during the breeding season in September. Can you find the baby lemur? (Unlike kangaroos and other marsupials, the mother lemur has no pouch…Baby must hold tight or else!.)