Remember the “incident with a wildlife” last month at TGT? Well, the track finally did re-open a couple of weeks later because the ‘wildlife’ wasn’t spotted again (an askari said he saw a leopard, but no one else saw it). As you might know, we go to TGT every Friday night that we are in town. It’s a huge meeting place for expats…the kids play on the playground and eat pizza and the grown-ups enjoy two-for-one drinks for happy hour. It’s a scene!
Last night, when we arrived, we were warned by the staff and managers that a hyena had been spotted on the grounds, but this time it was ‘on this side’ and not trapped inside the track. They reassured us that they’d have askaris (guards) posted all around to keep an eye out. We told the kids to not go wandering out into the coffee and along the far fence lines where it was dark. Good precautions, but I didn’t really think it would be necessary. I was wrong. As soon as the sun went down we all spotted the hyena run along the fence and across the soccer fields into the darkness. Ash saw it and totally freaked out and bee-lined straight for the car. Everyone else was slightly freaked out and excited, but we all definitely called the kids back to the seating area. A gentle reminder about where we are really living. A good dose of excitement for a regular Friday night.
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