As I type I can hear the gentle patter
of rain on the roof. As it's 11:20 pm this is typically good timing
and I hope it continues for some time. Having previously reported my
hopes that the rains had started, only to have them dashed on the
rocks of further drought, I am really
hoping that this is the start of a prolonged wet spell. This is the
second night we have had rain, accompanied by a great fireworks show
in the sky. I can almost hear our vegetables growing.
Our friends from Cisco and
salesforce.com are setting off on their journey home tomorrow. They
will be taking the same route as the previous team, spending the
night at a safari lodge to break up the trip back to Nairobi. They
have given 110% and we will be sad to see them go. Thank you Mike,
Sally and Chris.
Having had two teams stay at the
visitors centre now we have been encouraged by the lack of teething
problems and impressed by the way the solar power system has
performed. It is always a worry establishing new systems. We are
determined to develop sustainable approaches to solving everyday
problems and have made a major investment in solar power on our
compound. If you can't make solar work where we are it won't work
anywhere.
The visitors centre has vacancies for a
little while now, giving us a chance to reflect on how we manage it
and to design the hotel and tourism curriculum for our young people –
using the visitors centre as a training 'hotel'. Anybody who would
like to offer their services as volunteers for our project or use our
place as a base for tourism should email me at
terrymkenya@googlemail.com.
Book early to avoid disappointment!
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