We landed here at McLain State Park on the western side of the Keweenaw Peninsula early yesterday afternoon and chose Site 76 just across from the lake. Even before we were set up and registered we were giving tours to a couple of neighbors, Bob & Bob, who gave us some ideas of things to do and places to eat in the area as well as recommending that we extend our reservation. Both of them and their wives return here often because there is so much to see and do. We’re fascinated with this spot and are enjoying tales of how the wind and the water have shaped this land even as recently as last September. The campground road was once the state highway until a storm, or probably several storms took out the land on the other side of the road and in some spots, the road itself!
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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