This phase of our trip, since we left Illinois, it definitely more about visits with family and friends with occasional cool places to visit or outstanding eateries. We’re finding ourselves truly appreciating the time we can spend tucked into our T@B 400. Yesterday we arrived at the Boston/Cape Cod KOA at Middleborough, Massachusetts for a two night stay. The campground is pretty full on this gorgeous October weekend. Some of it may be for the local Crantoberfest. But we’ve been appreciating some down time. We did venture out for a fabulous dinner last evening and have plans to meet up with friends today but we’re not nearly so ambitious at going, seeing, doing as we could be. Sometimes it’s just good to slow down.
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.
I need those days too. Just need to give myself permission and remember that I needed them when I was in a house as well. Safe travels!
We find it very important to just slow down, be a Hobbit for a little while.