Karen’s family has had a tradition for as long as she can remember of saying “Wheeeeeee!” continuously in a single breath while crossing the bridge over the Ohio River into or out of Cincinnati. We continued the tradition with our kids and continue it still as we travel together. Oh, yes, as we come to the end of the bridge, we conclude with “All Gone!” We did it just now as we crossed the I-275 bridge.
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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