Fun Day! First dance lesson was “Swing Aerobics” in which Arleene goes through the myriad footwork variations that can be incorporated into the swing basic or variations. Then we talked a bit about the history of the Lindy Hop and the dance community during the Harlem Renaissance. The two of us took the tour of the kitchens before a Pub Lunch of Fish & Chips then did some preemptory packing before heading to the Shim Sham lesson on Deck 18 in the Skywalkers Lounge. A quick change into evening attire (something red) and headed to the cocktail party that the Wisconsin group hosted. Then off to dinner and then to the group cocktail party in the Skywalkers. That was fun. Ed and Arleene DJ’d and the dancing was lively. Karen danced with two of the staff members both of whom didn’t know how to dance but had fun trying.
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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