We’re headed to the Poconos today. Even by the shortest route the driving time is around four hours, a long day in our present state of mind. We’re stopping fairly frequently. This time it’s to seek a geocache at a interstate rest area. Beyond the picnic area there’s a trail through the woods. Next to the trail thre’s a pile of rocks. Insde the pile there’s a plastic container. Inside the container is a small notebook which serves as log. Inside the notebook is our entry, “8-7-15 SKWhee”. We also left a trade item. Among the reasons we love geocaching is that it gives us an excuse to stop and really stretch our legs in the middle of a journey!
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.
That was our 497th! Today we found three in Mt Pocono PA for a total of 500 finds in the 400 days since July 4th last year! What fun!