Today’s itinerary at üCamp19 allowed for plenty of time to visit other campers and even a little downtime. The nicest part of the open schedule Was that it gave us an opportunity to visit nearby friends for dinner and conversation while watching the sunset. Just eight weeks ago they installed a martin house in their yard and since have been watching as five pairs of purple martins have been building nests inside. This evening they lowered the house on its tall pole and undid the latches so we could all peer inside at the neat little nests lined with fresh green leaves that each of the pairs have been constructing. Our inspection revealed a total of twelve eggs, four babies, and one nesting mother. So hard to believe that those teeny little baby birds may be ready to fly in just one month and migrate to South America this Fall!
LOVE the Purple Martins! The house is amazing. So glad you got to see this. I looked up Purple Martins in my Sibley bird app and they have lovely bird songs but look very different on the west coast. Now I will be watching for them in the bay area.
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.
LOVE the Purple Martins! The house is amazing. So glad you got to see this. I looked up Purple Martins in my Sibley bird app and they have lovely bird songs but look very different on the west coast. Now I will be watching for them in the bay area.