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Marovoay - Majunga
To pieces the other his tail and a tear in his head so put him in spirit. The country back of the river for a long distance was flat and treeless being ricefields.
November, 12, 1929
In the morning we packed our stuff and visited the Resident who was a very obliging man. We pulled off about 2:30 and got into Majunga around 5:00 o'clock after a not too bad cruise for a sea mother.
November 13 through 17, 1929
We spent in arranging one thing and another and in trying to buy a boat for Tulear.
November, 18, 1929
I went on board the "Explorateur Grandidis" and had lunch which was like a feast what we are used to on shore. By the way this was in second Class there was very few people on board which might account for it. I went up through first class with the exception of a little generous trimmings it was exactly like the "Bernaden" in