Newsletter - June 2011

 The latest safari news.

Dave was on safari over Easter and, despite the long rains having started, they managed to dodge the worst of the raindrops. Highlights of the trip included a python with 25 newly hatched babies in Baringo. Also a paradise flycatcher in the white phase, which is seldom seen feeding its young. Dave is now getting ready for the high season which starts for him on 16 June.

The latest personal news.

In May we took the opportunity to go on a private safari to the Suguta Valley - the “lost wilderness”. Totally uninhabited, it is an area of stunning scenery from very barren rocky landscapes to sand dunes and the Suguta river lined with huge numbers of palm trees. Our route took us to Lake Logipi with its calm water and incredible reflections, Lake Turkana (the” Jade Sea”) and back through the Chalbi Desert, where we found no shortage of camels!

Despite being on safari Jayne endeavoured to fit in some training for the Safaricom half marathon at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy on 25 June. Money raised during the event is put towards a range of education, community development, health and wildlife conservation projects across Kenya.