What a glorious way to start the day. Sunlight crept in through the stargazer window that looked out into the woods. Hot coffee. Eggs and sausage. And a hike along a portion of the 17 mile Lake Superior Trail to visit Manabezho, Manido, and Nawahada Falls along a stretch of the Presque Isle River. Actually our hike was in the neighborhood of two miles mostly along boardwalks and up and down sturdy park built stairs. In fact it was a lot of up and down but lots of spots to stop and gaze in wonder at these beautiful falls. Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is a treasure. Last time we were here we visited Lake of the Clouds at the eastern end of the park. Have to say that we rather enjoyed the fact that there are fewer visitors to this western end even in this lead up to the busiest campground week of the year.
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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