It’s a lovely piece of property here along the South Fork of the American River in the little community of Coloma, California. Coloma Resort was a logical choice for our stay since it is immediately adjacent to Sutter’s Mill. Otherwise it’s not a place we’d care to linger unless we wanted to go tubing in the river or to host a family summer camping adventure. It’s hot here these early days of August so we tended to retreat to the air conditioning from midday until it cooled off in the evening but staying here in the milder months apparently is not an option since they run an outdoor school here also. Glad we came this one time though. It was fun listening to the youth have a glorious time and we did like indulging in some shaved ice sold from a classic Airstream conversion food truck!
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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