We have been delighted to spot wild dogs again on Lolldaiga Hills after a five year disappearance. The pack, which is known as the Phoenix Pack (because of how they have risen from the ashes of a Canine Distemper; a disease that nearly wiped out Kenya's whole population) is now at least 13 strong.

Ed has always had a love of birds and enjoys watching them from the comfort of the mess tent through his binoculars (another part of the birthday present!). This course offered him the chance to understand these beautiful creatures better and get a bit of practice spotting and identifying them.

We are keeping ourselves busy getting the camp into good condition awaiting the time guests can return. One of the projects I have been working on is converting a 1957 Series one land rover into a more useful tool around the camp and the conservancy.

So I promised one of our past guests that the next blog post would be from Ed on his Land Rovers. Well, SHOCKINGLY, the project hasn’t been finished in only a matter of hours as I was led to believe it would be but instead several days. I am not complaining as it means Ed is kept busy (but not quiet) hitting things with hammers and getting black paint over everything, including himself. The end result will be excellent I am assured. I have my own plans for the Series I that is being worked on, but again I am going to wait until it’s all finished to share them.

We are on lockdown. This statement might sound quite exciting if it wasn’t that the rest of the world was too. Coronavirus has hit Kenya and the government, playing it safe (and thank goodness they are too) has locked down the country in order to stop the virus from spreading. Kenya has only a very few ventilators in the whole country and the virus would (will?) cause incredible devastation and tragedy if (when?) it hits hard.