At Wildlife Camp

Hello all!

I wanted to let all the blog watchers know that we are in fine shape. We had a great time at Nyanje village, visiting the school and enjoying the warm hospitality of the Banda family. We then proceeded to Wildlife Camp...where we now reside on the banks of the Luangwa. I will try to get posts and pictures up, but as it turns out there is no general internet access available here (its only via satellite) and I am just sneaking into the administration office to get a minute to post this update.

Everyone is doing great, though. If you check the link to Wildlife Camp you can see the sorts of things the students are experiencing...it really is that beautiful, too. The students are staying at the "Barefoot Tent Camp," which was a surprise I kept from them until we arrived. The first night we had a male lion walk through camp. Everynight there are elephants and hippos, and there is a family of mongooses (mongeese?) that has been great entertainment.

Also a surprise, half the group is now proceeding on a walk out to their "Bushcamp." This walk takes them out into the game management area, where they will stay in safari tents, having had meals prepared for them by their guides...along with lots of natural history lessons and stories from the bush. Tomorrow the other half of the group will do the same thing. It should be a real highlight.