Skubies Blog 2025
Our new camp by the Great Ruaha River
This year is bitter sweet for us as, due to Trump and Musk destroying USAID, it will be be our last year suporting STEP and the wonderful ecosystem here along the Ruaha River. We will miss the animals, the Elephants coming through the camp, plus the amazing people who supportted us, especially the Village Game Scouts who did everythimg to ensure we felt at home
Elephant visits our new camp
Lone female bushbuck visits the camp
Elephant visits our new camp
The new camp is only 50 meters from the one we had last year, and while it is more closed in, it is certainly more luxurious. Instead of a standard crawl in tent, its a proper stand up tent with a double bed and coat hangers on a frame, so we can hange stuff up, instead of lying around on the floor. Luxury Indeed!
We still have animals vi
The new camp is only 50 meters from the one we had last year, and while it is more closed in, it is certainly more luxurious. Instead of a standard crawl in tent, its a proper stand up tent with a double bed and coat hangers on a frame, so we can hange stuff up, instead of lying around on the floor. Luxury Indeed!
We still have animals visiting the camp, just not as many this time.We have had the occasional Elephant, numerous Imppala, a lone female Bushbuck who attached herself to an Impala herd for safety, but the standout was one night when we saw two Honey Badgers crossing the river. They are so hard to see, infact we had never seen any in the wild before.
Our new Logo on the aircraft
Lone female bushbuck visits the camp
Elephant visits our new camp
It's only been 13 years (and our final year to boot), but we finally managed to put our Wings Over Africa logo on to the aircraft.
Flanked by Godfrey and BK, two of the guys who have been most hands on with supporting us, Both fantastic guys, nothing is too much for them. Gody in the office and BK out in the field.
Lone female bushbuck visits the camp
Lone female bushbuck visits the camp
this lone female Bushbuck wondered past our camp next to the (now dried up river). She had attached herself to a small herd of Impala for protection. They are very similar though they do not interbreed, the Bushbuck being slightly larger and heavier built.
Gorgeous wet season flowers
Gorgeous wet season flowers
These flowers only bloom during the wet season for a few short weeks
Arnie the armoured cricket
Gorgeous wet season flowers
Arnie the armoured cricket
Arnie our Armoured grasshoper, was everywhere around camp. In the end he even hitched a ride to Ifunda to start a new life!
More wet season flowers
Gorgeous wet season flowers
Arnie the armoured cricket
They were a riot of colour when we first arrived, but sadly, dissapeared as the dry season set in