While we were off gallivanting this morning, Lynne stayed at the loom weaving. By lunchtime she had a respectably long scarf ready to cut off the loom. By mid-afternoon she had twisted and knotted the fringe and was modeling her “art project”., her first handwoven piece. It’s been delightful guiding her through the process!
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.
Thank you for teaching me the loom. It was fun; and it was wonderful having such a great teacher. You made it easy to learn.