life in the kalahari

this post is long overdue.  I’ve been quite busy with training and are finally going to the field on my own.  I can’t believe I’ve been here for a month already.  Time just flies.  My days consist of getting up at 4.30am, something I’ve never really done before.  Then we get the bags ready, make sure all our equipment is charged and then leave for the field at about 5.30am.  We normally wait for the meerkats to get up and then we do morning weights.  After weighing the group, we start with data capturing which takes about 3 hours, and then we do lunch weights.  I usually get back from the field around 11.30am and then I still need to do my data analysis which can sometimes take up to an hour.  If it’s not too hot, I can take a quick nap before we go to the field at 5pm.  Get back at around 8.30pm and do some more data analysis, have dinner and then it’s bedtime.  The nights are much cooler, and one can have a good night’s rest.  I’m in charge of doing the towntrips, and that takes me a whole day.  Upington is about 4 hours drive away and we normally leave at 5am and only get back at 6pm.  The beautiful farm makes up for everything and I usually can’t wait to get back to the farm to have some sundowners on one of the dunes.  Hopefully I’ll be able to add some pictures soon.

Loads of love

xxxx