Today we took a break from our intensive photo scanning, family history writing activities and joined friends Mary and Steve for a journey to Mills River, NC snd a tour of the state of the art Sierra Nevada brewing facility. Besides the opportunity to learn more about the history of this family owned and run brewing operation and beer brewing in general, we got to enjoy the product from sipping Pale Ale while watching the movie to sampling eight different styles at the end of the tour to sharing a Porter while enjoying small plates in the Taproom afterwards. The tour requires advance reservations but is well worth the effort. Thanks M&S, for making this adventure happen. We had a great time!
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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