Due to the long running radio then television series Gunsmokewe are all familiar, or at least those of a certain age, with variations of the command uttered to villians to “Get out of Dodge.” In Virginia City a committee of vigilantes organized to maintain law and order in this outpost of civilization. Wrong doers who found the numbers 3-7-77 painted on their cabin or tent knew that they had best leave town immediately or face swift and terrible justice. In our case, we haven’t been asked to leave but rather know that it’s time to move on to new adventures. But first a stop at the Nevada City Saloon for “one for the road”- coffee, that is!
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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