What a delightful surprise! A second visit with our niece Emily in less than a week! She’s interning in the Porthouse Theater costume shop this summer which gives her opportunity to visit with her Cousin Dave and his daughters on occasion. These two are the oldest and the youngest of the grandchildren of Karen’s parents. They grew up in the same neighborhood but by the time Emily was old enough to be aware, Dave was already living in Ohio. It’s a great side benefit of this summer job that she is able to spend time with some of her far flung family!
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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