Today’s route from Cormaddyduff, Co. Cavan to Ballina, Co. Mayo could have been an easy two and a half hour drive but instead we decided we wanted to go by way of Donegal! That route took us into the the western part of Northern Ireland. Along the way we stopped to visit with a huge flock of sheep who all came running to the fence to see if we were offering good things to eat, at a little wayside picnic area to pick a couple of brambleberries, and in the town of Enniskillen to take a few pictures.
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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