Week 2 – Bad Weather

Unjani Blogettes

Well data input day today so we are able to send you an up-date from the African bush.

From the title the more astute amongst you will note that all is not going according to plan with the weather.  This week has seen cold winds, rain and one huge storm but we have not waivered from our duties.  However, in storm conditions volunteering for telemetry duties is not quite so ready – from the photo below perhaps you can guess why (standing on the truck’s roof, coathanger in hand usually means you are the highest thing around and with lightning bolts this is certainly not to be recommended!)  We now have our own emergency radio call, rather than SOS we send SHC (Send Hot Chocolate)!

These weather conditions also bring wardrobe problems having only packed one jumper each - let’s just say the aroma will not be a top seller at John Lewis this Christmas!  T-Shirts are presently proving to be excellent vests – oh the glamour, we know you are all jealous.

An alternative title for this week could also be ‘Kill Week’ as the dogs have killed repeatedly – often twice a day but thankfully we have not been able to see all of the detail, just hear – although they do pop out of the bush with the odd leg to see if we are hungry but we haven’t succumbed as yet.

The cheetah’s have also been in on the act although one Impala between two seems a little excessive.  However, we are sampling the details of impala on a regular basis being the red meat we are supplied with. A lovely BBQ on Saturday, Impala burgers and sausages.

We would really love to hear from you so have decided to launch our own caption competition, remember this blog is read by people of all ages!, so we look forward to receiving your captions for either of the below via the comments section underneath this post on the blog:

Tip of the week:

Always have an empty box available for the removal of “beasties” from your bedroom.  NB this needs to be relatively large as everything only comes in super size here! – This came from David being woken up at about 2.00 in the morning with the bottom of his foot being tickled. The beastie was kicked out and thumped against the wall, 1 hour later he was woken up again by something chewing the headboard 6 inches from his head! – at this time the 3 inch beetle was removed outside.

Next time – How to learn Zulu names for the animals – more fun than you think when stuck in the back of a vehicle for 8-10 hours a day

See you soon

David and Dawn