Already in September and time has flown by so fast, it feels like just last week that we first started the blog... Probably as nowadays we are all communicating on Facebook. It is just wonderful to be in contact with so many of you on such a regular basis. We also love receiving all the emails, pictures and letters sharing your experiences and memories with us. Thanks to everyone who have been sending, we will posting some of these in the next few blogs and on our FB page...So for those of you that have visited us, and haven’t joined our page yet, please do so right away! We would also love to see your pictures posted on it...
August was a wonderful and exciting as every other month of the year.
The beginning of the month we completed all our Camp renovations. It was a fantastic feeling to see the end product of all the hard work and dedication our team of Carpenters, workers, colleagues and staff put in.
As usual we met a number of wonderful and interesting people visiting our camp, then we all managed to take a break for a short trip home, our staff travelled to Kigoma, Arusha and Dar, and we booked a flight to Amsterdam. Although it was great to be back home for a while to see family and friends, must admit, we definitely did not see any signs of what would be referred to as ‘summer’ in that side of the world.. brrrr!
It was a great feeling arriving back in the African sun and to what we call home, flying over the beautiful Lake Tanyanika, arriving at the airstrip only to be met by smiling and familiar faces.
September is truly a special month for us, not only is the dark clouds and thunder hanging over the Congo mountains, and the increase in humidity a clear sign that the rainy season is approaching soon, but it is also what we here at the camp call ‘chimp season’.
This year the chimps of the ‘M’ group have been rather stubborn if we may say, and the Alpha Male, Pimm, have definitely gone through many lengths ensuring that we are not only ‘walking’ to find his group, but do some serious and strenuous trekking!
It has been up and down, each day a new surprise as to which way, and how far we would have to go to find them. So it is now a great relief to learn that the entire group have moved lower down the mountain slopes, and not only are they about a 30min to 1hour hike from camp, they have also frequently stopped by for a few visits.
We are still in the process of building our ‘M’ group Chimp tree, and will continue posting their profiles on our blog and FB page. If you have visited us and want identification or information on any of the chimps you encountered while in Mahale, please feel free to contact us.
Well, just to round it all off, we post some messages left by our recent visitors;
“Thank you to all the staff for a great stay. What an experience trekking with chimps, fantastic!”
Clare & John Dowty
“Two wonderful chimp treks. One nice Yellow Belly! Wonderful staff and Accommodation.”
Mackey Family
“A great place to visit. Has given me a lifetime experience. The hosts are very kind and caring. Service is great.”
Vimal Awasthi
August was a wonderful and exciting as every other month of the year.
The beginning of the month we completed all our Camp renovations. It was a fantastic feeling to see the end product of all the hard work and dedication our team of Carpenters, workers, colleagues and staff put in.
As usual we met a number of wonderful and interesting people visiting our camp, then we all managed to take a break for a short trip home, our staff travelled to Kigoma, Arusha and Dar, and we booked a flight to Amsterdam. Although it was great to be back home for a while to see family and friends, must admit, we definitely did not see any signs of what would be referred to as ‘summer’ in that side of the world.. brrrr!
It was a great feeling arriving back in the African sun and to what we call home, flying over the beautiful Lake Tanyanika, arriving at the airstrip only to be met by smiling and familiar faces.
September is truly a special month for us, not only is the dark clouds and thunder hanging over the Congo mountains, and the increase in humidity a clear sign that the rainy season is approaching soon, but it is also what we here at the camp call ‘chimp season’.
This year the chimps of the ‘M’ group have been rather stubborn if we may say, and the Alpha Male, Pimm, have definitely gone through many lengths ensuring that we are not only ‘walking’ to find his group, but do some serious and strenuous trekking!
It has been up and down, each day a new surprise as to which way, and how far we would have to go to find them. So it is now a great relief to learn that the entire group have moved lower down the mountain slopes, and not only are they about a 30min to 1hour hike from camp, they have also frequently stopped by for a few visits.
We are still in the process of building our ‘M’ group Chimp tree, and will continue posting their profiles on our blog and FB page. If you have visited us and want identification or information on any of the chimps you encountered while in Mahale, please feel free to contact us.
Well, just to round it all off, we post some messages left by our recent visitors;
“Thank you to all the staff for a great stay. What an experience trekking with chimps, fantastic!”
Clare & John Dowty
“Two wonderful chimp treks. One nice Yellow Belly! Wonderful staff and Accommodation.”
Mackey Family
“A great place to visit. Has given me a lifetime experience. The hosts are very kind and caring. Service is great.”
Vimal Awasthi
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