It’s been twelve years since I read this tale of music and magic, evil and courage set in Cornwall. Last time I read it in paperback format in the 1990’s. In the intervening years the two of us have been making the transition to a digital library so this time I read The Little Country as an ebook on my iPhone and found it amplified the experience. Each time I came across a place name I could look it up on Maps or do a search for more information on a historical figure. I could use the search feature to find other references to a particular character within the book. Then there’s the fact that it’s easier to read in bed as well as it’s handy for reading at odd moments such as in a waiting room. Now desire to visit Cornwall and to see the Mên-an-Tol and Mousehole in person! I think we’d both love it. -K
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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