by Gilmour Dickson | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
October 2022 Pictorial Newsletter Just our usual roundup of the last month at Kaingu Lodge. At the beginning of the month we had our first ever “Art Weekend” and it was fantastic. Our tutor Alison Street did a magnificent job coaching people (including...
by Gilmour Dickson | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorised, Uncategorized
Mongongo oil. As part of Julia’s artisanal soap production for the lodge and for @Edenfound, an important aspect is locally sourced ingredients. Perhaps the most important of which is mongongo oil. So far this year 29 litres has been purchased, which...
by Gilmour Dickson | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorised
We start off August with a quick update on the Keela school. The roof is now fully completed, and all the material for the floor casting and plastering is on site. However, there was a mechanical issue with the borehole (which is now fixed), which meant...
by Gilmour Dickson | Jul 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
So just a quick update on the Keela school. We made the first transfer of funds to Benny who was in Itezhi Tezhi to coordinate the purchasing and transporting of the material & We were quite impressed with how it all worked. Benny ordered the material on the...
by Gilmour Dickson | Jul 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
We started off June with a quick visit to Liuwa with old friends who used to live in Zambia and were regular guests here at Kaingu. In a strange moment of serendipity, this followed on the heels of a piece that I wrote for @discoverzambia about Liuwa...
by Gilmour Dickson | Jun 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
So it has been a long time since we talked about the Keela school. Covid put a stop to development in a major way. We had planned that 2020/21 would see the school building complete (depending on fundraising). But that didn’t happen as our...
by Gilmour Dickson | May 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
So we have been a bit remiss with our Newsletters, having published nothing since September of last year. It sometimes seems a bit of a low priority task, it is time consuming and we sometimes question the validity of newsletters in this day and age of social...
by Gilmour Dickson | Oct 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
September. The month when a switch gets thrown and we plunge into searing heat! As I write this we are (okay yes we are now in October!) seeing temperatures of 37 degrees. It does seem that the whole country is facing a bit of a heat wave. ...
by Gilmour Dickson | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
As European travelers start to spread their wings we have put together an amazing 12 night package with four superb owner-run Kafue lodges. All the participating properties have agreed to discounted rates for this end of season “Ultimate Kafue”...
by Gilmour Dickson | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-kt2x8fpy’ id=” custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=”] August was a unique month in that we...