The day after the great celebration we who were staying at the Microtel gradually gathered in the lobby for breakfast and visited. Eventually we all migrated over to the parents’ house. There were various jobs that needed doing around the place. Amid the various projects, card games, and visits some of us went got permission and went poking in the barn. We discovered family photos and genealogical materials that haven’t been seen in years!
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.
Your very own genea-cache!
That was a honest to goodness treasure hunt!