After our departure from The Cliffs of Moher we stopped at a pub in Doolin that promised good food, drink, and music but the place was already filled to capacity. So we wandered in the rain to a nearby pizza place and ordered a meal to go which we took back to Tigh Aildín, our two bedroom walk up apartment that came complete with fresh baked brown bread and homemade orange marmalade as well as a gorgeous view. What we didn’t realize when we booked it was that we’d be accessing this first floor apartment by way of a fairly narrow and steep stairway! This morning we’re refreshed, have had a light breakfast, and are headed on down the road.
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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