As is typical of us, we eschewed the prepackaged tour of the island of Cozumel. We engaged a taxi driver to take us “to the beach.” Since there were six of us and he had 14 passenger seats in his van we agreed to wait until he had a full load. The bonus there was that to accommodate the others we got an island tour thrown into our package. Also included was snorkel gear so five of us explored along the coral reef just offshore. Oscar took underwater photos that we haven’t seen yet. Afterwards we returned to the ship for relaxation, partying, and of course, dancing!
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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