N. Chrystine’s travelogue

Hotel Boganvilla

Hotel Boganvilla

A place for pastries after an interesting ride into Ambalavao

Gateway to the Yosemite of Madagascar

Gateway to the Yosemite of Madagascar

View from the Ambalavao

View from Ambalavao

View from Ambalavao

The moutaiins surrounding Ambalavao in central Madagascar

The Earless Eland

Story written 5 February 2008

Been in Swaziland for a whole two hours when the call came to doctor a sick eland. From my book: Wrangling Rhinos:No Spurs Required

Which way do I go?

Which way do I go?

On the highway in Swaziland waiting for a bus. Here I was the roadside attraction.

N. Chrystine Olson

N. Chrystine Olson has been a member since 5 February 2008 and goes by chrysser.

Currently in Idaho kissing the Canadian Border.

Subscriber since May 2008!

I am an endangered species: in my mid-forties, never married, no kids, circumstances making for an eclectic footprint on the planet thus far. It as been an interesting ride. I'm beginning to think I have the mystical “novelty seeking” gene implanted somewhere in my DNA.Typcal tourism has never been for me. In my wanderings I've helped track endangered kangaroos, rebuilt sailboats and wrangled rhinos. Sitting still for awhile in northern Idaho, trying to write it all down

You can also find N. Chrystine at www.wranglingrhinos.com.