Flowing out of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota is a little stream known as the Mississippi River! Karen ventured out onto the stepping stones inadvisably and now has thoroughly soaked shoes. After that we both peeled off shoes and socks and waded across. The water flowing downstream from here today will reach the Gulf of Mexico in about 90 days, about the time we will be crossing the Mississippi on the way back to Tween Creeks! It’s fun to think that in the past seven months we have visited the banks of the Mississippi several times. We started the year with breakfast at Cafe du Monde on the banks of the great river in New Orleans French Quarter and have camped on its banks several times this trip. Looks like the Mississippi is one of our themes this year!
And we did find a couple of geocaches here just as we did on New Years Day. Another theme?
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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