Designer: Lady-Nadya

Another boring sunday afternoon. Im sitting here waiting for something too happen... whoop, there you go. The Father is home from fishing. Ive spent the day watching movies and updating my myspace whilst collecting glasses and plates around my general computer area. Sound familiar??

I was finishing homework when I remembered My SOSE assignment thats coming up. Thinking about that led to thinking about this blogger thing. After another 10 minutes and various emails I retrieved my password which one forgot, and signed myself in.

What too dedicate this entry too? Too not dedicate it to something would be a waste of time really. So, Hows about Madagascar. The Country/island of the south african coast. The place that too visit is my life ambition. Ever since veiwing a doco produced by David attenborough about the place, its drawn me too it. No idea why, mabye the beauty and individuality of the place.

Reading over what I just wrote, I sound like some professional 58 year old collumnist. Not a kid whos still at school. Anyway, getting back too Madagascar.....

Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. Madagascar split from West Indian roughly around 80 million years ago. Archaeologists estimate that us human arrived between 200 to 500 AD probably from Asia, either Borneo or the Southern Celebes, in canoes.

At 226,642 square miles (587,000 km squared), Madagascar is the world's 46th-largest country and its the fourth largest island. It is slightly smaller than Texas.
Towards the east, a steep escarpment leads from the central highlands down into a ribbon of rain forest with a narrow coastal further east. The Canal des Pangalanes is a chain of natural and man-made lakes connected by canals that runs parallel to the east coast for some 460 km (about two-thirds of the island).

I dont know much about its politics or what is happening over there in current times. Some say Warfare - which I would hate to believe as it decreases my chances of ever reaching its shoreline.

Why Madagascar? As I said before, probably its individuality and location attract me. There is very few other 'islands' which have retained their species from spreading to other countries, Australia being one of them, and I already live there and have seen plentyful. Its lush rainforest and contrast too australia attracts me, aswell as its pristine habitats, only a fraction of madagascar has been civilized. The rest, is for you too discover. It have amazing wildlife. Apart from the ever famous lemurs, It has many unique and intrguining reptilians, frogs, fish, and birds, not to mention the huge eco-system of insects.

If you ever have the chance too see this unique island of abundand and flourishing life, take it. I doubt you will be dissapointed. For more information on Madagascar's eco-system, http://www.wildmadagascar.org/wildlife/ Im sure you will find it highly informative.

well, Im off. Time to journey away from the ever-capturing cyberspace and into the realistic word. My god that sounded corny haha. Well Im actually off to the outback, of dusty paddocks and drought stricken crops. Wish me luck.

Labels: africa, lemurs, madagscar