We left Lou’s residence at 6AM and spent the predawn negotiating twisty turning back roads heading for the coast and California Highway One. We drove the ninety mile stretch known as The Big Sur. It inspired us to stop at nearly every Vista Point to marvel at the scenery and take too many pictures. We hiked a trail in the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park to see a waterfall that spilled out onto the beach. Further south we stopped to watch elephant seal juveniles lay around on the beach. They spend a month laying on the beach fasting, conserving energy, building bone density, throwing sand on themselves, and occasionally playing with one another. Decided to call it a day in the San Simeon area and had a grilled swordfish dinner and watched the sunset on Moonstone Drive.
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.
WOW……what a day……it sounds absolutely perfect!
I have heard of Big Sur. Now I feel like I have been there. Thanks!
Seals, the best part of the California coast! Such pretty animals. You guys seems to having more fun than ever.