On out way from Ballina along N58 and then N5 toward Westport we spotted a brown sign. That’s an international indication of a point of interest for tourists. So we made the spontaneous decision to stop at The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, the only National Museum outside of Dublin. We decided to first investigate the cafe where we four split a Full Irish Breakfast and a Salmon Roulade Plate. The Beet Salad was spectacular. Then on to the gift shop and finally to the main event. This museum deserves much more time than we could give it today but without a doubt it expanded our understanding of the history of country life in Ireland, of the Great Famine, the Easter Uprising, and the Civil War. The special exhibit was dedicated to The Irish Travelers, a bit intriguing! This stop definitely gave us much more insight into the lives of our Irish ancestors.
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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