This afternoon saw some 25 new sprogs make the journey down the beach into the warm Indian Ocean. Ras Kutani, in conjunction with SeaSense facilitates mainly Green and Hawksbill turtle hatchings throughout the year on the Swahili Coast, although June through to August is when the nests are plentiful and the chances of witnessing these events more likely.

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From Left to Right : Gadmel Kimaro, Modestus Mdemu, Anthony Jacob, Molly

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The heat of the day was kicking in and the few animals that were spotted were taking on more of a wilted appearance and were slowly making their way to what little shade there was at this time of the dry season. Parched and bone dry the only cover available was along the banks of the dry river beds where there were scatterings of evergreen shrub offering refuge.

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Jambo ! We returned to camp in the middle of May to find that the rains had been good during the closed season and the level of the lake was as high as has been seen for several years. The bush was green and grasses tall and while this is obviously a very healthy sign, we were all a little concerned about how easy it would be to relocate our prides of lions, pack of dogs and even the general game with visibility so greatly reduced.

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2009/2010 has proved to be an excellent season for game viewing in the Selous. We finished as we started with all of the main attractions being seen in the final two days. Rain fell throughout November and December but the first rain to affect the water levels in the area came in early January with a violent storm during the night of the 5th.

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