Rainy season at home

 

A nice view in the lesser visited far eastern part of Ruaha National Park. 

 

This holiday season we decided to spend at camp. Many of our staff live outside of our work area and Christmas is traditionally a big event in Tanzania. I describe December in Tanzania as the equivalent of a Friday during the work week meaning that things slow down as people may not be completely focused on their work. Taking this analogy a step further, the last two weeks of December are like Friday at 4pm; nothing tends to get done. With this in mind we decided that it would be a good time for our staff to take their annual leave and we would stay behind to look after camp and take our annual leave sometime later in the year.

 

We had just under two weeks at camp with Christmas and the New Year holidays. We had a bit of work to do but we had more than enough time to relax. With the onset of the rains it was a great time to get out and explore. The days were usually overcast and the rains provided some welcome greenery without too much mud to get in the way. Here are some of the images and landscapes that we explored during this time.