Posted: October 11, 2008

We have been walking all day, the day has been going well and we are lucky enough to be sleeping in a place that doesn’t require night watch. We are all able to sleep.

At about 3am I am awoken by owls. Maybe 3 or 4 calling to each other in the trees. They are getting excited and the noise they’re making is insane. It sounds like monsters being murdered.

The noise wakes the other two staff.

“The kids must be shitting themselves right now.” one says as he rolls over and falls back to sleep.

In the morning I am curious if our well medicated kids were woken by our Strigiforme visitors.

“Did you guys hear the owls last night?” I ask.

“No, but those monkeys kept me awake.”

I am forced to question what these kids learn in science and geography. At least they knew it wasn’t a cheetah.