FaceTime chatting with our grandkids is one of our delights. We’ll plan for it via text or email and try to schedule our video visits for times that are convenient for all involved. Yesterday afternoon we had a chat with Linus and his parents shortly after he got up from his nap. Today we got a surprise FaceTime request. Apparently as the little guy was waking up after nap, he looked at the computer monitor and said, “Nana! Grandpop!” and with that Greg rang us up! It’s so cool to know that Linus himself requested a visit with us!
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.
That is a special request for sure!