“I’m just back from a long afternoon game drive through the bush. I’ve had my breath taken away by the landscape and sightings of sable antelope, young elephants play fighting, a lonesome lion sprawled out asleep in the grass and mongoose darting in and out of their burrows. It’s so incredibly peaceful now.

The sky is vast and full of spectacular oranges and pinks and the stars are coming out. Around us, the horizon is studded with silhouettes of ancient baobab trees. We’re in the camp gathered around a glowing open fire in the dried up riverbed, sipping the local tea. The taste is sweet, ambery and slightly spicy as the fragrant wood fire crackles and flares, giving off its resinous aromas. I’m feeling an overwhelming sense of utter contentment and ease… I’m tired and relaxed, then bed under a thatched roof. This place holds me perfectly, like a natural cocoon. I wish I could stay here for ever.”