We have been guests of friends Pam and John and their offspring for the past few days. It’s been wonderful being in the middle of family activities while we have taken care of some personal business in St Petersburg. We’ve enjoyed time with John and with Pam while she is still on maternity leave, snuggled Jack, done craft activities with Sam, played Barbies with Alex. Now it’s time for the drive back to our home in the mountains.
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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