We got home yesterday on a wonderfully warm Sunday afternoon. After unloading most of our gear from the camper and getting the house opened up and the water system back in operation, we had a simple dinner and an early bedtime. By morning the weather was chilly and rainy. We made a rather long things to do list and headed out to run errands and restock the pantry. It’s good to be home but it’s a stark contrast to our recent month in the sun.
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.
Loved seeing you, hurry back, the patio and cooler are ready!