Interspersed with periods of pouring rain were moments of smoky mountain scenery. We had planned to drive to Tampa today but changed our plans because of heavy rain everywhere between here and Tampa. Instead we got the last of the boxes either unpacked or placed in the study closet temporarily. Now it looks as if we live there, not like we are moving in. We even have the first of our Christmas decorations up: Steve’s mother’s 80 year old German made Nativity set.
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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