And still, it continues...

Guests that are more suited to a hotel have been very demanding for the last 3 days. They want impossible things, like closed vehicles, slippers (still on their way from SA after a delay, and couldn't get any on the circuit),a sit down lunch in the Serengeti on the Mara River - a 3hr drive away - with a full compliment of butlers and chefs. Logistically impossible at such short notice, not to mention the lack of Tanapa sense of humour at seeing something like that setup along "their" river. Also they didn't want any guest delights or bush banquets that we offered. 


Hectic winter rains have caused the Grumeti River to flood and block off our access to the airstrip and couldn't pick up freight yesterday. 


Large rainfalls and cloudy weather have hindered our solar heated water geysers and we've have had to run our geysers directly on the generator, causing blackouts and other major logistical issues in the office. Our generator is on its way to Arusha to get an overhaul and now need to plan for a rental to come up as the spare that was so recently fixed in Arusha is not working - obviously.


Massive cow problems continue still, with areas being completely over grazed by Maasai cows. I have now employed 15 Mgambos (local Patrol) to help keep the cows out of the concession. They are on a 1 month contract and will be transported, housed and fed by us. This is the second last resort before my final plan to eradicate cows once and for all. They are a pest to predators and to the land.


Looks like more rain coming, but we are still able to do fantastic game drives for the guests both in the concession and to the Mara River to see the migration every day.