Today started early when Lou got going for her first day back to work then Megan visited with us for a bit before heading in for a teacher planning day. When we finally got going we headed over to Pearl Cafe for a brunch and lingered for a while. Checked out Kohl’s and Target but couldn’t find what we were looking for. Did find a geocache in Klein Park. After a visit to Verizon where we learned they were already sold out of the new iPhone7, we went to Goldilocks Bakery for coffee and dessert and lingered for a while there before heading back to Lou’s. After work she and Meg joined us for a walk to Castro Street, Mountain View’s Restaurant Row, where we found a geocache then continued on for just a few more steps to LaFontaine for a wonderfully leisurely dinner of Beef Wellington accompanied by wine and finished with Tiramisu (3.5/5) and a complimentary Ruby Port. A nice finale to a fun week with Lou and a nice weekend visit with Meg!
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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