Wow! American History come to life! Neither one of us knew much about Fort Necessity in southwestern Pennsylvania nor it’s amazing role in American History. We came here to learn and learn we did. This was the site of the opening battle which as truly the first world war. We know it as The French and Indian War and the Europeans refer to it as The Seven Years War. Five weeks earlier a young George Washington and his troops were involved in a skirmish that left a French Army officer dead. Washington’s troops hastily erected this wooden fortification in the meadow and prepared for the retribution to come. The battle at Fort Necessity on 3 July 1754 resulted in Washington’s surrender and the burning of the fort but ultimately lead the the War for American Independence. The beginning of turning the world upside down happened here!
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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