Presque Isle Campground on the western edge of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan is home for us tonight. When we pulled in, Scott at the ranger station made sure we understood that this is a rustic campground then refused to assign us a spot but rather sent us out to find our perfect campsite. We chose #25 in the No Generators loop. We have a view of the woods out our bedroom window and of Lake Superior from the dinette window! We started preparing dinner on the Coleman stove on the picnic table but a heavy rain drove us inside for a while. Before sunset we took a stroll down closer to the lake. and then found an empty picnic table with a great view and right at ten o’clock watched the sun dip below the horizon. These long summer evenings are glorious!
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.
Gorgeous pictures!