Buckeye Lake here east of Columbus played an important role in the economic history of Ohio. It was created as a reservoir at the highest point of the Ohio and Erie Canal in the Nineteenth Century. In the Twentieth Century it’s been a recreation area. There a few remnants of the entertainment complex that was once here. Restaurants, amusement park rides, a dance hall. Big name bands played here including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong. Along the main street in town you can see evidence of the railroad that brought folks out to the lake from Columbus. We’ve been walking amid the legends of Buckeye Lake today in search of geocaches and history lessons.
Last night we learned that Karen’s Dad and Mother made the trip from Columbus out to Buckeye Lake on several occasions during their first year of marriage. In addition her Dad remembers spending a week here in his youth. He vividly remembers the amusement park and the Wild Mouse ride!
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.
Last night we learned that Karen’s Dad and Mother made the trip from Columbus out to Buckeye Lake on several occasions during their first year of marriage. In addition her Dad remembers spending a week here in his youth. He vividly remembers the amusement park and the Wild Mouse ride!