Apparently an incredible experience like a Fourth of July Parade in Slater isn’t enough. Pam and Mike set out to show us more of the delights of central Iowa starting with a stop at Double Dipped in Huxley for ice cream or coffee or both in the form of an affogato, vanilla ice cream “drowned” in expresso and in Mike’s case topped with chocolate syrup. Then a trip to the Saylorville Lake Visitors Center and the spillway with an impressive flow of water. Then a stop overlooking Camp Dodge and a chance to marvel at and climb on some vintage military equipment. Eventually we all felt the need for refreshment and made the trip into DesMoines and the High Life Lounge described by our hosts as a 1970’s dive bar. As promised the Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots are divine. You can’t go wrong with the Broasted Chicken nor the Brisket Poutine and any number of brews on tap. We will admit even with coming a little early for dinner on a summer holiday that with the crowds, the service staff was stretched thin, but we truly enjoyed this taste of DesMoines.
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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