Well I think we are settled. Some of our boxes are unpacked and others have been unpacked and repacked into other boxes until we get some more furniture to hold everything. Our little house is fantastic and perfect for us. It will be home for a few months until other housing comes available. There are four small houses like ours in a small research camp that is being built to host researchers. We are the first to move in so we are working out the bugs – literally! The camp is about 12kms from the main office which means that we get a small game drive everyday to and from the office. I’m sure that will bring many adventures to our day. Not too many people have to watch out for elephants on their drive to work.

Corinne is settling in great. She has endured the cold temperatures at Bryan’s parents house (cold being 10-15 degrees)
and now coping with the heat of Tsavo (hot being 30-35 degrees). It’s hard to believe that she is 4 months old today. She is enjoying all the attention and often I have to go looking for her because someone has taken her to show her off. It’s great to see how well she makes friends and smiles at everyone. We made a grocery run into the nearest town this weekend and when we walked into the shop everyone stopped to see the adorable little white baby. I like to think that she is a show stopper because she is so cute but it’s probably because they are shocked at what a neglectful mother I am to not have her dressed in a hat, sweater and socks no matter how hot it is.

It is so great to be here on many levels and we are excited about the adventures that living and working here will bring. Now we just need some visitors …