Time to pause for a few minutes and savor the scene with a mug of freshly brewed decaf. We’ve had neighbors drop by to welcome us back to the cove. And we’ve begun unpacking the truck and the T@B and settling into our mountain house. First things first. We’re filling the hot tub and getting fresh linens on the bed. Other things can be put off until tomorrow or later: laundry, grocery shopping, leaf blowing, weeding, photo editing, and more. But for the moment just sitting here drinking in the scene is just right!
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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