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“Looking into the night, I can see eyes staring back at me.
In the dark, something is moving. I am afraid, but I am also happy.
I have never been here before, And yet I feel like I have returned.
I am at peace.”

I dreamed of Africa

Poem: In the tracks of giants

‘To walk in the wake of elephants, to be small in a world of giants, to learn the spoor of silence, and the deep rumbling eloquence of kin.’

Today we celebrate ellies – the gentle giants who inspired our being – with these powerful words by Ian McCallum.

Back to Africa on a dream

The wonderful old flying machine – a 1929-model Gypsy Moth – spent around 50 hours soaring over the quintessential East African bushveld during the filming of ‘Out of Africa’ – a Kenyan tale of romance between Danish Baroness Karen Blixen and big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton.

“So lovely, as if the contemplations of it could itself be enough to make you happy all your life.”

Karen Blixen