For the last few days we have been having great fun geocaching. it has taken us off the beaten path and made us appreciate more of our surroundings. We’re traveling slowly, stopping in small towns, and noticing things we might otherwise have missed. One cache entitled Where the Sidewalk Ends took us to some beautiful old trees on the edge of a field just before sunset. The golden light across the field was wonderful. Earlier today we took a hike in the woods along a trail we would otherwise have not known about. It’s a wonderful hide and go seek game using gps and cellular technology!
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.
A poem would have been a nice “find”!