It’s the last leg of our 2018 Summer Ramble phase two. We started the day at Buffalo KOA near Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, Site #37 where we drained all our water tanks last night and enjoyed a nice visit with Sharon and Mike. They will continue their journey north to Wisconsin as we head to Tween Creeks. We were on the road this morning by 7AM. When we made our first stop for Coffee and Sausage Grits Bowls we were greeted with a hearty “Good Morning!” when we walked into Waffle House at 9AM. From there we continued east on I-40 through a lot of misty rainy weather and gorgeous autumn foliage. East of Knoxville, Tennessee we were ready for another break so we stopped for lunch at Aubrey’s just off of I-40. We had stopped here in late July at the end of Summer Ramble phase one and had fallen in love with the Praline Cheesecake! So of course we finished off our meal with the same delicious dessert. This could mean we’re established a new tradition! Now to check the TN and NC DOT websites to check the status of that nasty traffic jam we see on our Apple Maps app.
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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