Today was a good day for just hanging out with family, playing with Christmas goodies, and baking an Apple Pie – could that become a St. Stephen’s Day tradition? We mad s request for Phở for dinner and offered to walk to Phở Hòa to collect some of what we consider the best Phở ever! As a bonus we delighted an an amazing sunset along the way. Back at the house we got to see the little one experience his first taste of peas, a wonderful first foray into the world of solid foods!
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.
So much fun catching up with the blog. Knew of your adventures, but always a treat to see photos!
Thanks for hanging in there while we catch up on our posts!