One of the major changes we've noticed after a 4 year gap is the number of female staff in camp (there were none at Bush on previous visits). The co-manager Makena is ably assisted by the lovely Wamuyu who comes from urban Nairobi but is absolutely loving her time here in the bush.
Penny is always beautifully dressed in outfits made by her mother.
The common areas which are considerably larger than Bush but necessary to accommodate 50% more guests.
As always they are beautifully furnished but sadly we rarely get any spare time to enjoy them.
At Laikipia they had metal warthogs as decoration but here it's meerkats which are very cute, although not native to Kenya.
I've already mentioned how sprawled out the tents are here and the arrow points to one of the farthest ones.
Whereas our tent is just a short hop across the lawn from the main area.
Wildebeest in Swahili
It's always of interest to see what goes on in the background at these camps; they are so well run especially when you consider the location. Wamuyu took us on a behind the scenes tour.
The garage and vehicle maintenance area.
General Maintenance
Wamuyu showing off the "bush" office she shares with Makena.
With 9 tents and clients staying 1,2,3 sometimes more nights, the allocating of tents and vehicles is a fine art - this is us outlined on the whiteboard.
The water purification plant which
supplies all 3 Mara camps.
The laundry - it never fails to amaze me how beautifully clean and ironed our clothes come back considering the very basic facilities they have to work with.
