Actually this bridge over Old Tampa Bay is the W. Howard Frankland Bridge named after the Florida businessman who proposed it’s construction and who participated in it’s 1960 dedication. Then it was a four lane two-way span. By the time we were learning to drive, there was a steel reinforced concrete barrier down the center of the span. Today it is four lanes in each direction on two spans and it is still deserving of its nickname of the Howard “Frankenstein” during rush hour but at times like this afternoon, it’s much easier to drive than it was in the single span era. We enjoyed the sunshiny day and shared some memories in a phone call with Karen’s Dad.
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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