We participated in Wreaths Across America at the National Cemetery at Black Mountain NC yesterday. Inspiring. Thank you Worcester Wreath Company and all the sponsors and all the volunteers for this beautiful way of honoring those who fought for our country. One of our group grew up knowing Bob Morgan, the pilot of the Memphis Belle. We did a special tribute to 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.
I had the same moving experience here locally. Some markers were from the Spanish American War!