Shenton’s Blog
Kaingo Kitchen: Brunch time churros
Kaingo Kitchen: Brunch time churros These brunch time churros do not possess the original crinkled edges you would find on the deep-fried doughnuts on a side street in Barcelona. They are a Kaingo Kitchen creation. Puffed up doughy balls coated with cinnamon sugar sometimes grace the brunch table as a [...]
Office drinkers
Office drinkers The Luangwa river is slowly but surely drying up. As we pull further from the rains and deeper into the winter, we are sad to see the water go. However, happy because an empty river bed attracts game of a different type. The office girls are extremely lucky [...]
Big Cat Roundup 4 July- 10 July
Thursday 4th July Chiphadzuwa moves with elegance towards Fish Eagle Lagoon. She is moving with purpose, our girl is in the mood to hunt. She dips and dives between bushes until we lose her. A great leopard with great stealth! Friday 5th July The two Hollywood nomads are spotted at [...]
A male puku tries to mate.
A male puku tries to mate Female puku are notoriously bad mothers. They do not bond with their young and when under threat, it is not uncommon for mothers to run in completely different directions from their fawn. This being said, puku have a gestation period of roughly 250 days. [...]
Kaingo Kitchen- Crunchy cabbage salad topped with a vibrant and flavoursome tamarind sesame dressing.
Crunchy cabbage salad topped with a vibrant and flavoursome tamarind sesame dressing. This could come as a surprise, but the taste of this refreshing, crunchy, tart salad is better than it's colour. Combining the sweetness of the apple and texture and colour of our beautiful beets allows for taste sensations. [...]
A hyena hippo love affair
A hyena hippo love affair Our Tuesday sighting somewhat sums up how bizarre the wildlife of the South Luangwa National Park has been at the moment. Shenton Safaris' has had a host of fun, weird and wonderful sightings this season already. We have had kills, we have had mating, we [...]
Roaming Roan and elegant eland
Roaming roan and elegant eland Large rectangular ears, perfectly straight horns and found in open plains and lighted wooded areas. They are our roaming roans. Roan are a less common antelope found in the Luangwa Valley National Park. Described as a horse-like antelope, they are also often mistaken with a [...]
Did someone say lion cubs?
Did someone say lion cubs? Yes! We did. Lion cubs galore! It's the end of the week and although they don't really exist in the bush, that Friday feeling is surely made even more exciting with this sighting. Two little cubs have been sighted by guide Andrew and his two [...]
Big Cat Roundup 27 June- 3 July
Thursday 27th June Afternoon drives are always enchanting. A good day is drawing to an end, the air is warm yet cooling down as night draws in and the dusk light is captivating and magical. Sandy and his guests are on the outskirts of our ebony cathedral, everyone is scanning [...]
Kaingo Kitchen: Brown butter, white chocolate and dried apricot blondies.
Kaingo Kitchen: Brown butter, white chocolate and dried apricot blondies. Marvellous creations leave the doors of the Kaingo Kitchen. Tea time sometimes delivers these beauties. Rich and sweet and a pleasure to look at against our deep blue platters. It's our brown butter, white chocolate and dried apricot blondies. As [...]
