Had originally thought to post today about Apple’s media event yesterday and some of the awesome capabilities of the newest iPhone, etc. Was wowed about the partnership with WolframAlpha. But that has now been eclipsed by the news that the world has lost Steve Jobs. As Apple computer users through the decades we have appreciated the effects of his vision for what personal computers can be. But beyond that, we have admired his class and his enthusiasm for life. We definitely feel as if we have lost a personal friend today.
We couldn’t help but think about that speech which we had listened to recently. We keep coming back to the messages therein and pondering them. It does feel like we’ve lost a friend. But our lives are better for having known him.
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.
Rachel played his commencement speech at Stanford last night, which I thought memorable and appropriate.
We couldn’t help but think about that speech which we had listened to recently. We keep coming back to the messages therein and pondering them. It does feel like we’ve lost a friend. But our lives are better for having known him.