A short distance from our campsite is a delightful walk along the northern shore of Tallulah Lake, formed in 1914 with the construction of the hydroelectric dam to provide electricity to the booming metropolis of Atlanta. The lake provides recreational opportunity with boating, kayaking, swimming, and fishing in its waters, as well as hiking and picnicking along its shore. And it bears remnants of the railroad that in the Nineteenth Century bore tourists into the then thriving tourist town of Tallulah Falls.
Were you able to visit the power generation station? In your top picture to the right of the dam, there is a tunnel carved through rock at least a half mile to the generation station downstream. It is still used for generating electricity.
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.
A short distance from our campsite is a delightful walk along the northern shore of Tallulah Lake, formed in 1914 with the construction of the hydroelectric dam to provide electricity to the booming metropolis of Atlanta. The lake provides recreational opportunity with boating, kayaking, swimming, and fishing in its waters, as well as hiking and picnicking along its shore. And it bears remnants of the railroad that in the Nineteenth Century bore tourists into the then thriving tourist town of Tallulah Falls.
Beautiful photos, Karen. Looking forward to following your travels.
Thank you! And we’re glad for the opportunity to follow your adventures!
Were you able to visit the power generation station? In your top picture to the right of the dam, there is a tunnel carved through rock at least a half mile to the generation station downstream. It is still used for generating electricity.
Are tours offered? That would be absolutely awesome. Sounds like a fun field trip together sometime when you two are in the neighborhood!