We left Ilakaka in the afternoon and drove the rest of the way to Toliara, a rather small city on the west coast of Madagascar. On the way there Patrick, our driver, pointed out every single Baobab tree. We also drove by a very interesting family tomb in the shape of a boat. The family is obviously very wealthy to be able to afford such a tomb. Notice the zebu horns around the base - these are horns from zebus eaten during the funeral ceremony. The more zebu horns there are, the bigger the party, and the more important the deceased.
We also passed a small town famous for its local rum. This is a way of saying the rum is basically moonshine rum, and therefore not legal. However, it is made on the side of the road in plain sight, so the government must not care very much. We did not try any, though the process looked very interesting.
After arriving in Toliara, we decided to visit the two museums. First, we went to the museum of local culture. It was pretty interesting. When the guide left us alone for a few minutes, I quickly had Caryl try on the Boabab hat - I think it for rather well!
We also went to the creepy, smelly, and very old maritime museum. It contained many animals that were either mummified, taxidermy, or preserved in formaldehyde, though most specimens were from the 1970s.
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