Now sheltered by the Lincoln Birthplace Memorial is a historic log cabin much like the one in which Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth on February 12, 1809. She and her husband Thomas named their son after his grandfather Abraham. Although the family was forced to leave this farm due to a dispute over ownership when young Abe was but a toddler, it’s where his personal story began. This is the first Lincoln Memorial built to commemorate the 16th President’s 100th Birthday in 1909. The rangers at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHP are a wealth of information about Lincoln family and local history.
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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