For the second night in a row the SpaceX launch has been scrubbed. Yesterday it was to allow the liquid oxygen a longer time to chill, today we don’t know the reason. According to the webcast to which we were listening, the launch may be rescheduled in a few days. A moan of disappointment was uttered by those gathered at waters edge particularly those who will no longer be here in a few days. We are not among them. We got news today from NC DMV that our license plate would go out in today’s mail so we can expect it to arrive here in a mere seven to ten days. Apparently we experienced an unprecedented glitch in the system which explains why the plate wasn’t issued eight days ago as originally expected. We’re just glad to be stuck in a spot where we can extend our stay and enjoy the area and maybe even see the Falcon 9 launch in a few days!
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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