The seventh book in the William Brody series has finally been named: African Jinn. I will send out the cover in the next instalment. I have the second half back from Deidre and will be finalizing it during May. I’m hoping for a June release. I have also started the seventh book which I hope to complete by October of this year.
Currently, I am becoming fascinated with grammar, yes that stuffy rubbish we have to add to our writing to make it coherent for others to read. I was an English language teacher for about eight years when I was in my early twenties, so I thought I knew grammar. However, when I sent off my first manuscript to be edited, I realized I had no idea: It came back covered in red ink! Now I have a passion for finding interesting books on the subject. One I have just finished is called “Rebel with a Clause,” the author, Ellen Jovin, is now a hero of mine. She travels around the U.S. with her husband and what she calls her ‘Grammar table.’ Then she sets up on a street corner and asks people if they have any questions about grammar. I would love to happen upon such a thing. Her findings are unique, witty, enjoyable, and educational (Did you notice the Oxford Comma?). Anyway, if you love grammar, or just reading, it is a great book. You can click on the link below, and grab it from Amazon.
African Safari across Tsavo East in Kenya
Right as promised I am taking us back to my African Safari to Tsavo National Park.
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After a very early, but hearty, breakfast we set off towards Sala Gate. Pauline, my wife, always wants a bargain, so she spent twenty minutes discussing the nationality of Oliva, my daughter, with the ranger. I am not sure if he agreed, or just couldn’t be bothered arguing anymore so she got treated as a citizen of Kenya. And quite rightly so!
Tsavo East Park Fees and the Size of the Game Reserve
Tsavo East is 13,747 sq. km. To give you a comparison that is about the size of Connecticut in the U.S., or just over half the size of Wales in the U.K. and it is empty. No towns or villages just animals. I’m sure you can imagine that with this huge area, it is not like visiting a zoo. I find that whenever I take some guests to the parks the actual size of the place sort of overwhelms them. We entered on the Eastern side of Tsavo and had a seventy-kilometer drive to reach Satao, the safari camp. However, as usual, my guests did not comprehend this journey time and wanted to drive the vehicle at about ten kilometers per hour, so they wouldn’t miss anything. This is totally understandable; the size of the park is not explained when you enter. When they spotted the first elephants in the distance and called for the car to stop, they were very bemused that my wife and I just sat and carried on munching on our snacks. Part of understanding Tsavo is knowing that although the place is huge, the animals will come very close to the vehicle. I think it is because we are so in the minority, and we never cause any harm that the animals just don’t care about the humans anymore.
Lions of Tsavo East, Kenyan African Safari
We returned to Satao Camp for dinner and were totally exhausted. We ate watching the antelopes come into the camp for night protection and listening to the baboon’s whoop and chatter as they climbed the trees to find shelter from the predators. Just like the animals we were all tucked in just after dark and went to sleep with the sounds of the African bush in our ears. The next day we were heading across Tsavo heading for the main gate at Voi and then onto our final destination.
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