Uncharacteristic of us we’ve stopped for a big breakfast at Cracker Barrel. The real reason is to let some of this stormy weather pass. We’ve taken our time with our meal and are now sitting on the porch listening to the song lyrics telling us truthfully that “The weather outside is frightful.” Indeed as we traveled south on I-65 we saw several cars in the median, evidence of spin outs. It’s soggy everywhere in the southeast. We drove through hard rain for six hours yesterday. And Tween Creeks experienced it too. Neighbors report the creek in front of the house jumped its banks and wreaked havoc with the road. Fun times both in the mountains and on the road!
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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