Our Trip to the Lemer Park

Our journey began Saturday morning as we drove to the train station in Tana and boarded a vintage train. The first picture is the train we rode on for Easter weekend. The second picture is the inside of the train. The train is a 1930's Michelin train that was built in French by the Michelin tire owner. There are three in the world and two are in Madagascar, one is in a museum in France. It was built for French people to ride on for a vacation in Madagascar and it takes you on a 5 1/2 hour ride on rubber tires to Andesibe where the Lemur Park is. The third picture is of a Brown Fronted Lemur that we were feeding guava to. The 4th pictures is Arlene feeding a black & white lemur. The 5th picture is a ring-tailed lemur, we couldn't get them to come too close to us, hope you can pick out its tail. The 6th picture is lemurs high up in the trees, they're hard to pick out, they jump through the trees like monkeys and made a loud screeching sound. We rode in a canoe down a river to see these lemurs and it was a wonderful adventure. The train ride was a once in a life time experience with beautiful scenery, children smiling and waving as the train passed by with it's loud horn blowing, waterfalls, rain forest, and the lemurs. We ended the trip on Sunday with going to church in Moramanga in a home with about 30 people, having a picnic in a Park, while listening to lemurs screeching in the trees around us, and sharing our testimonies of the Atonement and what it means to us. It was a wonderful, spiritual experience we will never forget and we feel blessed that we got to experience it. Love you all, Elder & Sister Cornelius

Our Group getting ready to leave from the Rail Station.

A picture of a new LDS church in Tanna. It is the new building in the background.


 River coming out of Tanna.

Changing the tire on the train. 

 Me Feeding a Red Fronted lemur.