Yesterday after getting ourselves and our T@B situated, the two of us decided to head off on a bit of a hike despite the mosquitoes. We grabbed the portable Thermacell and headed off to hike on the grounds where a young Charles Lindbergh, Jr. spent his summers on the banks of the Mississippi River. Since it was later afternoon we thought to save touring the Charles Lindbergh House and Museum until today. That was not such a good idea, it’s closed today and tomorrow. Looks like we’ll need to return another time to tour this Minnesota Historical Society site, named for US Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr. Still it’s good to get a feel for the environs that helped shape the personality of a premier aviation pioneer.
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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