We awakened on Saturday morning to a bright and glorious day with snow all around. We had planned to hike but none of us – Floridian or New Mexican – had proper footwear so we whiled away the day watching the snow melt, reading in the glorious living room at Elaine’s, and sneaking in little naps. It was a most relaxing day. To keep us from developing cabin fever we did go in to town for lunch and shopping, and later for dinner. Much to the delight of us Floridians, we chilled our wine and beer in the snow on the balcony outside our room.
Queen Mary 2’s arrival in the Port of Dakar, Senegal was heralded in the local press and greeted with ceremony. Our own excursion took us on a coach journey through the streets of the capital city to visit a Wolof village and the shore of Lake Retba, the salty lake famed for an intense pink color.
Today’s safari adventure transported us out into the Dorob National Park to have up close encounters with little creatures that are well adapted to the extreme heat and lack of water in the Namib Desert.
With a UNESCO World Heritage Site, two national parks, dozens of museums, and hundreds of tours offered in the Cape Town area there is more than plenty to do. For our two day visit we opted to concentrate on African wildlife visiting the Aquila Private Game Reserve and the Boulders Beach Penguin Colony for a wonderful chance to these fabulous animals in their own habitat.
We awakened on Saturday morning to a bright and glorious day with snow all around. We had planned to hike but none of us – Floridian or New Mexican – had proper footwear so we whiled away the day watching the snow melt, reading in the glorious living room at Elaine’s, and sneaking in little naps. It was a most relaxing day. To keep us from developing cabin fever we did go in to town for lunch and shopping, and later for dinner. Much to the delight of us Floridians, we chilled our wine and beer in the snow on the balcony outside our room.
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