The weather has been grey and very breezy these past couple of days, but that at least means not too hot for old pale-face! Had a lovely morning today with a bird ringing session. Held some absolutely beautiful small birds - olive sun bird
, pygmy kingfisher, emerald amethyst sunbird, collared sunbird. It was lovely to see Colin Jackson who heads Arocha here giving patient tuition to Albert, who has been an assistant warden here for a number of years.
There are some real quality relationships amongst the staff, and I guess that keeps them going. I witnessed them collectively fill in their tax returns yesterday, and they couldn't have done it without help - I don't think I could!" And today the organisation discover that there is a big tax bill heading their way because it was late being handed in.
One of the two functioning cars broke down on the road, and was last seen by me limping back with a leaky radiator.
They are really keen to increase interest in the organisation, and attract more environmentally aware and enthusiastic guests, but communications need to be upgraded from their present dial-up internet access system. The centre is by the beach in a dip and to get coverage would require a 30 m high mast costing thousands.
We take so much for granted, and yet they in the main remain cheerful and very very accommodating - my bed had some unwlecome guests that took a taste to me the other night and defumigation took place almost immediately I mentioned it, and a much fresher and better night was my pleasure last night.
Lucy and Thomas in the "kitchen" provide two meals a day - mainly a combination of rice / cabbage / tomatoes, with a bit of meat, and having helped unload the car with the weeks' shopping today, I think it will be more of the same. But its wonderful - all staff and any guests share meals together, and there is a lot of chat and laughter, only fully appreciated by those who speak Kiswahili and English.
, pygmy kingfisher, emerald amethyst sunbird, collared sunbird. It was lovely to see Colin Jackson who heads Arocha here giving patient tuition to Albert, who has been an assistant warden here for a number of years.There are some real quality relationships amongst the staff, and I guess that keeps them going. I witnessed them collectively fill in their tax returns yesterday, and they couldn't have done it without help - I don't think I could!" And today the organisation discover that there is a big tax bill heading their way because it was late being handed in.
One of the two functioning cars broke down on the road, and was last seen by me limping back with a leaky radiator.
They are really keen to increase interest in the organisation, and attract more environmentally aware and enthusiastic guests, but communications need to be upgraded from their present dial-up internet access system. The centre is by the beach in a dip and to get coverage would require a 30 m high mast costing thousands.
We take so much for granted, and yet they in the main remain cheerful and very very accommodating - my bed had some unwlecome guests that took a taste to me the other night and defumigation took place almost immediately I mentioned it, and a much fresher and better night was my pleasure last night.
Lucy and Thomas in the "kitchen" provide two meals a day - mainly a combination of rice / cabbage / tomatoes, with a bit of meat, and having helped unload the car with the weeks' shopping today, I think it will be more of the same. But its wonderful - all staff and any guests share meals together, and there is a lot of chat and laughter, only fully appreciated by those who speak Kiswahili and English.
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