There’s something special about a mid-winter break. Yes, winter is a lovely time to be at our mountain house. We enjoy the quiet, the lovely scenery of our dormant woods whether blanketed in snow or basking in sunlight. It’s a good time to catch up with local friends as well as immerse ourselves in big projects, but it’s also good to take a break from the big project and the chilly temperatures. We’ve headed to the Sunshine State to do just that. We’ll hobnob with friends, soak up some Vitamin D, and sail away on the Brilliance of the Seas to Western Caribbean adventures and opportunities to dance the night away!
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.
I’ll be the bad guy and crack the whip. You have been on break long enough, time to get back to blogging. 🙂
Looks like my make shift smiley face does not show up.