We disembarked from the Carnival Valor this morning and climbed onto a charter bus for the ride back to Pinellas. Along the way Ed and Karen talked with siblings and the three of us decided that we needed to fly to Fort Worth sooner rather than later. Through the magic of smart phones and excellent friends, we were able to wrangle three tickets on a flight from TPA to DFW and a ride that picked us up when the bus stopped at a prearranged location. We started the process at 11AM and by 1:30PM we were on board and ready for take off. We can’t ever be prepared to make an emergency rush to a loved one’s bedside but we can be grateful for the folks that support us along the way!
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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