We anchored in a small bay in the channel between Nosy Sakatia and Nosy Be. There is a beautiful house there built by a South African yachty who relocated to Madagascar years ago and recently opened this small guest house that he operates out of his home. We went for a great hike in the mountains behind the house, with the most diverse and beautiful terrain. It went from lush green to dry and rocky back to green. We could also view several white sand beaches from the top.

After the hike we stopped in at John Sheppard's for a sundowner. Being a sailor himself, John is quite popular with the yachties and is most welcoming. We were there with Freefall, Pamina and Gypsy Soul, and then joined by a couple of South African boats who were all most friendly, even giving us their contact info in S. Africa.

In the morning we went for a swim and then Axel made us a lovely Sunday brunch on Freefall. In the afternoon we kayaked over to a reef for some snorkeling before heading on to Nosy Taniheli for the night.