Vivian has fond memories of a drive on Heintooga Round Bottom Road and was anxious to see it again. It’s a 28 mile drive on a one way road that feels like a trip on the Appalachian Trail. We always tease as we pass this sign, “Abandon hope all ye who enter here.” Perhaps we will make it to the other end.
Great drive. We have taken many of our family members down this “trail of no return”. One time as we were coming into Cherokee, we were met by some horseback riders. What fun that would be! Another year a motorcycle driver passed the daring sign and turned off his engine – he coasted down in silence and enjoyed the beauty.
If memory serves us correctly, we did one of the one way auto trails together way back when we stayed at Ward’s Cabins and explored GSMNP with our wee ones.
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.
Vivian has fond memories of a drive on Heintooga Round Bottom Road and was anxious to see it again. It’s a 28 mile drive on a one way road that feels like a trip on the Appalachian Trail. We always tease as we pass this sign, “Abandon hope all ye who enter here.” Perhaps we will make it to the other end.
Great drive. We have taken many of our family members down this “trail of no return”. One time as we were coming into Cherokee, we were met by some horseback riders. What fun that would be! Another year a motorcycle driver passed the daring sign and turned off his engine – he coasted down in silence and enjoyed the beauty.
If memory serves us correctly, we did one of the one way auto trails together way back when we stayed at Ward’s Cabins and explored GSMNP with our wee ones.
I think you are right. Jessica was an infant so that was 33 years ago. Oh my.
Do you remember the “Snop!” on the way to that frigid hike to the Clingman’s Dome tower?
Yes. I was so excited to see snow. When I think about the combo of snow and stop, I still laugh.