It’s our Dispersed Camping Debut! It’s next step in our growth in off grid camping skills. We’re in the Alabama Hills BLM east of Lone Pine, California. It’s our first Bureau of Land Management (BLM Lands) experience. According to at least one T@B owner who’s done a lot of dispersed camping, we’re finally officially “boondocking”. Our site is not far off the road and even with that we’re glad we were pulling with an F-150! There are others camping nearby but not in direct line of sight so it still feels pretty private. With solar panels deployed and plenty of sunshine, a full freshwater tank, and seven gallons of drinking water, we’re set for a few days of relaxation or exploration or whatever tickles our fancy! Big thanks to Nathan at the Eastern Sierra Visitor Center for pointing us in the direction of his favorite area off of Movie Drive and encouraging us to make the step!
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.
That looks awesome!
So happy for you to be enjoying the immensely great out doors!
It might be our all time favorite campsite. That said, our time with you was definitely one of the high points of our trip.