Oryx steak

After our tour and a chance to pack we have a little time to relax and meet each other before supper. Up on a wall, by the entrance is this photo of Angelina Jolie (and others). Jolie was a significant benefactor a few years back and is still apparently involved in one way or another. As a charity they need all the support they can get.

We find seats at the table and are treated to a large buffet. Unlike our last camp where plates are given to us, here food is served as a buffet and we fill our own plates. Karl gives us clear instructions on how we are allowed to take one plate and only after everyone has eaten can we return for more. And the buffet includes Oryx steak. That beautiful horned cow-like beast we saw a few times is just cattle here. Any why not, I suppose. It's slightly tough but difficult to tell if that's the cooking.

We chat with the others and they seem like good people. Sadly with a larger group I wasn't expecting the same sort of bond. We all gather by the sofas and Karl gives us an induction to the work they do here, which is currently focussed on Hyena conservation, and a history of the area. We finally head to our rooms and really appreciate the brick walls and a roof.