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We are in the middle of winter but it feels like spring. Guests wake up with a fresh wind slicing through all warm clothing. The days warm very nicely however with temperatures going up to a comfortable 25 degrees Celsius. The evenings drop to a cool 10 degrees.  The east wind has started and some days have been very windy but all in all we've had a wonderful month in the sun.

Our guests have been treated to some great wildlife this month. The elephants have moved back to the Huab River and the people at De Riet village see them coming to drink on most afternoons. The general game is still concentrating to the north of camp and lions have made the odd appearance in the Springbok River. We've had some excellent cheetah sightings this month and there are three of them moving up and down the Huab River. 

In camp, the little ground squirrels continue to delight our guests at tea time and the pale-winged starlings have taken over - they are all over the place. In the evening the barking geckos welcome the night with their calls. 

 

We expect the second half of winter to be very hard because of the lack of rain this year. The countryside is parched and weathered, and local herders are starting to move wildlife to new pastures. We are experiencing more Atlantic fog however so with some luck it will deliver some moisture to the dry land over this time.

We finished some improvements in camp with a new social room for staff - in time for the World Cup!

Community 

There was a lot of engagement with the community during June. We entered the school choir in a competition at the Namibian Tourism Expo in Windhoek, and they won second place and a big prize. The prize will go to the school.

With the help of the Round Table organisation we are erecting a new electric fence around the vegetable garden at Fonteine Farm. If successful, it will keep the elephants out. In future we aim to buy our vegetables directly from the local farms. Round Table also donated new blankets and toothbrushes to all the children in the school. 

Iván Phillipson, Ilze van der Vyver, Niel van Wyk and Elizabeth Parkhouse.

Johan Cloete, Anthony Davids, Daniel Uakuramenua and Alexia Awaras.