Last night, once again, the majority of animals in Ol Ari Nyiro flocked to my tent. All at the same time I had herds of elephant, impala and zebra, as well as the rogue lone buffalo that?s been hanging around a lot recently. After dinner Hillel (who along with Alfie has adopted me after Jesse?s sudden departure) and I went in the car to have a look around the research camp with the spotlight. Unfortunately for the askari, we spooked a small family of elephants wh...

Last night I woke at about 3am to the sounds of extremely loud munching. I slowly unzipped the corner of my window to discover a very large buffalo, less than a metre away, chewing and staring at me. I then realised a whole herd had surrounded my tent! Today, the guide that was supposed to be helping with my bird project tried to escape so now I have no-one to help me or take me on walks! Oh well, I?m sure I?ll find something to do!

today i spent about 11 hours in the car with Jeff, one of the drivers. we went to the Mukutan Retreat and Makena's Hills Lodge as well as to Kinamba, the nearest town. the mukutan retreat lodge is small with only 3 cottages and absolutely beautiful overlooking the gorge. there are also hot springs down in the gorge where i went for a quick dip! it's like a microclimate down there, it looks like a rainforest. Makena's Hills Lodge is a bit bigger with ...

I spent Christmas day morning frantically compiling a report on animal photographs and birds so it was all sorted before I left. Other than that it was quite chilled out and very quiet as everyone had either gone home or was hosting guests apart from Alfie and I. Boxing day was the day of my departure. I was told I would be picked up at midday by a taxi so I’d get to Nairobi well before dark. Due to car problems and multiple breakdowns in communication (aft...

arrived early at nairobi international airport and went back to grandma's for a quick bacon sandwich before being picked up and taken the 4 hours up to laikipia.