by Gilmour Dickson | Jun 25, 2023 | Uncategorised
The month of May. Colder mornings, early elephant activity on the river, birthday cakes, Alice drumming, firebreak burning, our new uniform, bee eaters and Benny’s amazing island sundowners.
by Gilmour Dickson | May 7, 2023 | Uncategorised
So our camp opening was a bit more thorough than in 2022 when we got stranded in Paris by a missing passport and then Covid… A long story. This year everything went according to plan and we were back in good time to spend almost three weeks getting everything...
by Gilmour Dickson | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
October 2022 Pictorial Newsletter Just our usual roundup of the last month at Kaingu Lodge. At the beginning of the month we had our first ever “Art Weekend” and it was fantastic. Our tutor Alison Street did a magnificent job coaching people (including...
by Gilmour Dickson | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorised, Uncategorized
Mongongo oil. As part of Julia’s artisanal soap production for the lodge and for @Edenfound, an important aspect is locally sourced ingredients. Perhaps the most important of which is mongongo oil. So far this year 29 litres has been purchased, which...
by Gilmour Dickson | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorised
We start off August with a quick update on the Keela school. The roof is now fully completed, and all the material for the floor casting and plastering is on site. However, there was a mechanical issue with the borehole (which is now fixed), which meant...
