Blountstown is a small town in the Florida Panhandle at the intersection of two state highways just west of the Appalachicola River. Most folks from outside the area have not heard of it and it’s enough off the beaten path that through travelers don’t even pass through. And although we’ve known of it ever since Barbara Jo, a Blountstown daughter, roomed with Karen when they were both pharmacy students, and we’ve traveled the Panhandle many times, this is only our second visit to the town and our first trip to Main Street. The folks at Connie’s Kitchen make a fine breakfast!
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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