We awakened Monday morning to a National Hurricane Center advisory that suggested that we might be experiencing hurricane force winds by Wednesday. Thinking that among other things, there was the possibility that we could lose electrical power and not be able to move the last of our furniture out of the apartment before the end of our lease. CJ awakened to find us moving the triple dresser and armoire out of the apartment by ourselves. We were able to store them on the ground floor. Then we made a quick trip to Zephyrhills to return treasured family photos to Grandmother and Grandpa. We returned to the Big Empty and to an airbed on the floor for our last several days in The Madison. Had a delighful dinner at Midtown with friend Elizabeth and her friend Ed.
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.
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