This evening all üCamp17 participants were invited to the factory where Joe Mullet treated us to a history of Pleasant Valley Trailers. Joe’s journey from not even knowing what a teardrop trailer was to being the leader in the field over the course of fifteen years is truly an amazing story. The two of us learned more of the back story and were reminded of the parts of the story in which we played a part. Then we moved on to our tour out on the factory floor, a rare treat. Ever since the factory moved to its current location on Belden Parkway, factory tours have been conducted on the mezzanine allowing visitors to look down on the operations. Tonight we were able to approach and peer into individual units under construction meaning we owners all learned so much more about our trailers, got to see the quality components, and even see the CNC machine in operation!
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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