28 August 2017 – Ampasindava Courrier Bay
ANCHORED- 12 15.6S 49 06.2E excellent holding in Mud

We recently visited Guillaume anchored off the beach in front of his Club & Snack Bar. We had strong winds from east & west at times some chop but no swell. He confirmed there is no charge from the Nosy Hara National Park for anchoring off the beach but there is at the Island. Guill and his family were very helpful and we found many things to do here before heading to the more touristic area of Nosy Be.

– Day trip to Windsor Castle 391m, an easy but hot walk (take water and go early) superb 360° views all over the north including Diego Suarez. It’s about 3 miles by yacht from the village a lot further by road. Anchored 12 13.5S 49 09.1E Get Guill to order lunch from Davids Village the night before, collect a guide 10,000AR we had Fred, not much English but he was very caring and pointed out things on the way. There are old French gun emplacements past the village.

– Plane Wreck. Just off the beach, marked with a buoy is the wreck of a Blackburn Roc fighter bomber in approx 5m water. Visibility depends on tide and wind.

– Gulliame can help arrange a trip to Diego Suarez and a day trip to Mt D’Ambre national park would be easy from here. It felt like a place we could leave the boat safely to do a few days inland travel in the North. Unfortunately, we had to move on but wished we had stayed longer.