The history of the game of croquet may go back hundreds of years in Europe but it definitely goes back more than fifty years in the history of or family. Mom gave Dad a croquet set that she got with trading stamps for Father’s Day sometime in the late 1950’s and we began learning to play the game in the backyard. In every home they have lived in Dad has endeavored to establish a level grassy croquet court. In anticipation of this gathering he made sure the court was ready for play. So after dinner we gathered in the backyard and played a friendly game. One difference tonight compared to games played years ago is that we illuminated the last several plays with or cell phone flashlights. Why didn’t we think of that back on the sixties?
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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