Back in June 1967 Stan and Steve were part of a party of four from Explorer Post 266 who hiked 67 miles on the Appalachian Trail in the Smokies. Today they hiked the Kephart Prong Trail to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of that AT hike. Not bad for a couple of 35 year olds! They were joined by Karen and by two of Stan’s daughters, Heather and Hope. For a bit of extra fun, Stan brought along the Post 266 record book from ’67. What a trip down memory lane!
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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