We began our Thanksgiving Day with a hike in the woods. We can accessthe Nantahala National Forest by hiking up the road behind us. It was a chilly morning, below freezing when we started out but we bundled up and headed out. Later in the day we roasted a chicken that we had named “Turkey” and made a nice dinner for just the two of us. This was our very first Thanksgiving with just the two of us and we really enjoyed it. We had the pleasure of talking with all of offspring and hearing of the delightful Thanksgiving repasts that they all had. And we counted our blessings. We have so many!
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.
We began our Thanksgiving Day with a hike in the woods. We can accessthe Nantahala National Forest by hiking up the road behind us. It was a chilly morning, below freezing when we started out but we bundled up and headed out. Later in the day we roasted a chicken that we had named “Turkey” and made a nice dinner for just the two of us. This was our very first Thanksgiving with just the two of us and we really enjoyed it. We had the pleasure of talking with all of offspring and hearing of the delightful Thanksgiving repasts that they all had. And we counted our blessings. We have so many!
I like that hike.