Back in 1973 as we were traveling through this part of the country we were listening to Glenn Frey as lead vocalist of the Eagles on the radio singing Take it Easyabout standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona, lyrics he co-authored with Jackson Browne. A few years later civic leaders in Winslow decided to capitalize on their fame by creating a Standin’ on the Corner Park with a bronze statue of a guitarist, presumably Browne, and a mural of a girl in a flat bed Ford. Just four days ago they celebrated the installation of another bronze statue, Glenn Frey (1948-2016). We enjoyed being among the folks that come to town specifically to stand on the corner, to find a geocache, and to patronize the local businesses. What fun!
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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