So many reasons why we wanted to visit Lowell, Massachusetts and the National Historic Park here. There’s our interest in the history of the Industrial Revolution, and of the textile industry, and of The Lowell Girls and their role in the history of organized labor, and the family connection. Francis Cabot Lowell and Karen both trace ancestry back to a Percival Lowle who emigrated from Bristol, England in 1639. Francis Cabot is lauded as a visionary and industrial spy. Certainly he played a key role in the establishment of this pioneering textile mill complex and it’s innovative plan for providing labor for the machines. Of course the involvement of Robert Owen with his intimate knowledge of the Arkwright power spinning and carding technology and his views on social reform was a tremendous asset too. And it was just plain fascinating watching the looms working.
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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