Mbahe farm staff carrying duffles to the truck for our transfer to Simba Farm.
John catching a nap in the common room of the old guest house built about 1921.
Hike to the river to see black and white Colobus monkeys. I slipped in the river! From Left...Michelle, Allison, Melissa, Amy, John, Otis and Kaley (our Kili team)
Brahma bulls. We visited Simba Farm and spent one night there prior to beginning our climb. It is one of the few large farms from the original colonialists left in Tanzania, with 7,500 acres. Corrina, the daughter of the owners of the farm, has told us they grow various plants, sunflower and marigold for the seeds, under contract to the Netherlands, where they were originally from. They grow wheat and barley. They have commercial sized gardens in which they raise vegetables for the local lodges. We saw cows and sheep, 2 pet horses and three dogs, a Rodesian Ridgeback, and African Ridgeback and a Jack Russel Terrier. The current owners came to the farm as managers in the early 80's and eventually bought it to run as a family business.
Separating the babies from the moms, who go out and graze for the day.
Massai men guard the gate and take the sheep and cows out for grazing each day.
Corrina, the only dughter, who recently took over the hospitality end of the business.
Mt. Meru from the farm.
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