Dought wears a few hats at PDC, he is the head bush camp guide and the head of the construction/maintenance team. He loves his work and is a model employee. This is the latest news he sent us from PDC in Zimbabwe.
“Well the new term has begun and we have a school in the camp today.The kids seem to be happy with their extended holiday because today was the first day of school.The school we have is called Dingani and that is the village where i live.
The bush camp break saw me busy with the construction team while Dr Greg was busy with students.I was in charge of supervising the constuction of our massive underground water tank which is now almost complete. I also had the walkway maintenance done as per service schedule.
There are several schools showing interest of coming to the bush camp and this is going to keep me busy -what a year !”
The walkway Dought is referring to is a 1.5 mile elevated walkway that extends through the 80 acre Painted dog rehabilitation enclosure and connects the bush camp to the visitor center. The bush camp kids get to quietly observe the rehab dogs from above, by standing on the walkway. Most of these kids have never even climbed steps before, never mind walking on elevated walkways -it is a real thrill for them!
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