George Washington slept here! New Bern was founded in 1710 by Swiss and German Palantine immigrants. It was named for the capital of Switzerland and served as the first capitol of North Carolina. We enjoyed poking around the visitors center and various spots in this historic town. It’s a place to which we’re likely to return, especially to visit Tyron Palace and the Birthplace of Pepsi!
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.
September 22, 2014
Hi Steve & Karen,
Good talking to you at the KOA, in Bridgeton, we got home yesterday, it rained hard
Saturday night, but stopped before dawn.
We have a common interest in 2 ways, genealogy & kayaking, although our real
passion is sailing our 27 ft. Sailboat.
The pictures on your web site are excellent, what did you take them with ?
My guess would be an I-pad.
Dave Cass