{"id":3894,"date":"2016-04-18T22:31:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T21:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2025-10-19T13:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T12:45:31","slug":"and-were-off-to-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3894","title":{"rendered":"&#8230;and we&#8217;re off &#8211; to Madagascar!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When we were posted in Namibia, we took a trip to Madagascar. &nbsp;The thought was, &#8220;when will we ever have this opportunity again?&#8221; because plane tickets from the U.S. are wicked expensive. &nbsp;How ironic that a few short years later we should discover that we will be posted there for a two-year assignment (extendable to three!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=1226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entering Madagascar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=1340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring Madagascar&#8217;s Jungles at Night<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=1263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madagascar on 12.12.12 Part 1: &nbsp;the Lemurs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=1266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madagascar on 12.12.12 Part 2: &nbsp;the Snake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madagascar: &nbsp;Chameleons and Lemurs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and a couple of videos that I&nbsp;<em>thought<\/em> were embedded in blog posts, but I can&#8217;t seem to find the actual blog posts. &nbsp;Maybe I got lazy or distracted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dirt Biking on Ile Ste Marie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dirt Biking on Nosy Boraha \/ Ile Ste Marie Madagascar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JAc0__6gGr0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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