We started the visit as eleven of us on Friday but gradually folks have had to head home. First Peter and Patrick left to drive back to Atlanta. Then Laura and Mason returned to Providence. Early this afternoon Linus, Rachel, and Greg left for their flight to Boston. Now Lynda, Ben, and we two are on our own in The Big Easy. This evening we chose Mr B’s Bistro for drinks and an incredible dinner! Seems like drizzling rain is becoming a tradition when we four decide to go out on the town!
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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