Day 8: First fence.....done!!

Our first beehive fence is complete! We're all feeling very proud of the work we have done and we're looking forward to starting our next fence next week. 

The farmer, Wanjahi, and his wife, Doris, looked very smart and happy in their new 'Elephants and Bees' and 'Inspire' tshirts. 

Also this afternoon, another batch of honey has been processed, ready to be put into jars and labelled tomorrow.

Day 7: Elephant friendly honey

Every thing is going great out here. We've nearly finished the first beehive fence! We also got to process some of the amazing 'elephant friendly honey' and label it up into jars ready to be sold. 

Tonight we watched a documentary about elephants over some cake. 

Another great day! 

Day 6: Beehive fence!

We started building our beehive fence today! 

The farmer's name is Javid and his wife is called Doris. 

We have dug nearly all the holes, made half of the frames for the roofs and put up the first hive!

Day 5: First taste of honey

Jambo! Sorry for late post- a busy day yesterday! We had our first Swahili lesson and walked around the farms where there are already beehive fences. In the evening  half the team went to harvest honey...fortunely none of the team were stung this time!

Day 4: Lion Hill Lodge

Today we had our orientation with Dr Lucy King. We were introduced to all the projects and given mini projects of our own, one of which includes processing honey. 

In the afternoon we went to Lion Hill Lodge where we got to see our first wild elephants, a herd of wildebeest, a buffalo, waterbuck, a load of cool birds and spent the afternoon with one of the most amazing views #KenyaGoals

Also a massive Happy Birthday to Laura's mum, hope you had an amazing  day!

Day 3: Journey to camp

A six hour car journey doesnt often make for a good day but it was made significantly better by the odd herd of giraffes, wildebeest and zebra passing by. 

A lunch stop appearance of a Vervet monkey, razorbills (better known as Zazu) flying by don't get old... and now we're here. 

Our home for the next few weeks. The tents are bigger and better, the dogs are more plentiful and the hard work is soon to begin. We cannot wait. Bring on the honey!

Day 2: Elephants and Giraffes

Today we visited the David Shelderick Trust to see the orphaned elephants that they look after. The youngest was 5 months old and the oldest was 2 1/2 years old. 

It was really sweet seeing some older elephants acting like a mini matriach when they heard the younger ones in distress, and amusing when one of the elephants did something naughty and ran off as a keeper told them off!

We also went to a giraffe sanctuary, where we fed giraffes and also had kisses with them (food between your lips)! 

We filmed everyone and the videos will be uploaded when we get back :)

We had lunch on a nature trail then went back to Wildebeest Eco Camp where we've been staying.

Tomorrow we'll be leaving early to head down to Tsavo  and the camp we'll be working at. We're really looking forward to meeting everyone and getting started!