As we made our decision to begin trekking east today we set our sights on Grants Pass, Oregon in the southwestern part of the state for an overnight. We arrived at Schroeder County Park mid afternoon, chose the nicely hedged and shaded Site 23, and self registered. Remembering a story our friend Gary told about visiting Grants Pass on a business trip and taking a little time off for a photo shoot, we went in search of some photo ops. We headed out Rogue River Road and ended up at John F Fleming Memorial Park next to the Rogue River Bridge where Davis “Coyote” Evans and son established a ferry in 1851 and where we took some photos and found two geocaches this evening as well. Although we have no idea where Gary went for his photo shoot, we appreciate his inspiring us to embarking on a little outing today!
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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