From Coeur d’Alene we pushed our way across southeastern Washington today. We expected to have an opportunity to stop at a visitors center as we crossed into the state but saw no such possibility. We did stop in Sprague for fuel and a geocaching break. That search took is to an abandoned historic building known as The Letter Box right next to the post office. At the end of our drive we pulled into the COE campground at Hood Park in Burbank. We registered for one night on Site 6 and shortly thereafter went back to the office to extend our stay for one more night. We’re on the shore of the Snake River in between the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers and the Ice Harbor Dam. Just after we arrived Karen joined in a conference call with her Dad and her siblings to hear tales of Dad and Alice’s adventures in Ireland this past week!
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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