It’s probably the last gorgeous day of fall, tomorrow promises to be cold and windy enough to blow the last of the autumn leaves to the ground. We left the house just after breakfast with a long list of things to do. We’re now arriving home in the dark with only a portion of the list accomplished because things always take longer than planned. We only got one errand run before meeting a friend at Trailhead Cafe in Waynesville. We loved lingering over lunch but soon were back working on and adding to the list. When we discovered that Best Buy had the iPhone we’d been seeking we took the time to trade in our older one to get this one with an awesome camera. We also seized the opportunity to get a haircut and to shop Belk’s for some clothing essentials and new duffle bags for next week’s trip. We did accomplish a lot but there’s still a lot left that will have to wait until Monday…
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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