The Dogwoods are in bloom. So are the Violets, and Trilium, and Bloodroot, and lots of stuff that we cannot yet identify. We have to get to know so many flowers and shrubs and trees. Everyday as we walk around our “yard” we find something new sprouting up to great the Spring.
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.
Riley is taking great delight in trying to count the innumerable dandelions that have suddenly bloomed along the roadsides.