John greeted us, and after a tiring drive down (lets fly next time!),  a cold tusker beer under the shady umbrella went down well, we then were taken out for a practical demonstration of Maasai firelighting – without matches or cigarette lighter,

John showed us just how close the wildlife is to our campsite, the hyena dens are only a couple of hundred yards away, with multiple entrences like super – charged badger setts.

John predicted they would be “very angry that night” due to the rain,  which maked them prone to be aggressive – interesting how he speaks of them in a detatched observational way – despite the damage they can do to his livestock