We spent the day immersed in the history of the fifth cousins Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. At the National Park we toured Springwood, his childhood and their marital home in a group of about fifty people. From there we were on our own to explore the stables, visit the rose garden and pay our respects at their final resting places, and to visit his Presidential Library and Museum. After lunch and a movie at the visitors center we made the short drive to Val-Kill, Eleanor’s retreat on the estate and location for many of their parties. We got to visit the Stone Cottage but were not willing to wait for the next available tour. Instead we returned to the T@B and spent the evening reading more about these two larger than life historical figures and watching one of the videos we purchased. There’s still more to see and learn but this was a full day of adding to our personal stores of knowledge.
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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