Booster
Oldeani seen behind Rift valley
On the Gate of Ngoro Ngoro Crater
Serena Lodge
Park adminsistration
Antennas on Oldeani
Village of co workers of the administration
Ev. Luth.Church in the village
Pastors house
Guest house
Baffalo in front of Guest house
Massai meat for breakfast
Park Admistration
We are very
grateful Pastor Ole Nangole arranged the meeting with the Ngoro Ngoro Park officials in
Impala hotel in Arusha on 25th of October. In This meeting we agreed with them that we
would get some space outside the Vodacom fence to set up the Booster for Karatu and
NgoroNgoro district. In Return we run a special Program, and make free announcements for
the administration of this area. This brought us a big step further towards getting the
transmitter set up on Mt Oldeani!
Now on November 1st
2011 we had been called to do the follow up with the NgoroNgoro administration.
First we, the
director LRC and me fetched Pastor Ole Nangole in Monduli.
He, as the dean of
the area, has prepared the meeting already with the pastor of the Lutheran parish up
there. We were very much astonished when we were allowed to pass the NgoroNgoro gate just
like that! Up to now I had to pay every time we had to get up to Mt. Oldeani even though
we came for work, not for animal watching!
The park
administration has many co workers. They have their own water supply, road building
department, Rangers up to their own garage and petrol filling station! In fact there are
so many co workers they have a hole village with a Lutheran and a catholic parish!
This evening we had
a good talk with the pastor of the Lutheran parish there. He and one of his parish gave us
good hints how we can improve the letter accompanying the request to put the transmitter
on Mt. Oldeani.
We had been booked
in the Guest house of the park administration this night. It had been basic but nice!
On the next morning
we found buffalos grazing in front of the door! Even at the church Zebras were grazing!
This is why the workers there can not have their own small garden, and every one has to
buy his grocery from Karatu! The animals would destroy any garden!
Philemon got the
chance to write a covering letter for transmitter space request on a computer. In the mean
time the pastor had a wedding for a re union of a couple.
Shortly before noon
we could meet the chief conservator and talk with him. He had been very positive and told
us together with our letter his advocate will draft a contract between us and the park
administration.
On the way home we
passed at the Karatu Hospital and fetched the antenna system we already have brought there
hoping to install the transmitter there for the time until we get permission to get it up
Nt. Oldeani. We also have built a transmitter hut there already. This will be taken down
again, and we re-use the door for the transmitter hut in the Amani mountains.
On the way back we
were wondering how little water is in Lake Manyara. "This is because the many fields
around Babati!" Pastor Ole Nagole knew. "The rain is taking all the soil down
and the lake is filled up with soil now!"
Our next stop was in
Mtu Wa Mbu. Pastor Ole Nangole asked us to look into the possibility of a micro booster
for the town, because even after putting up the Oldeani booster this village will be in
the shade of the rift valley and all FM stations are far away in Arusha!
So we checked and
rally- our station in Arusha could be received up on the old Churches roof! So it should
be possible to but a very low power booster there for our listeners around the church! The
pastor also showed us a room where we could place the unit!
Shortly before
reaching Makuyuni we saw a group of Giraffes beside the road. Not much further on a heard
of Zebras was grazing. But finally we also saw some Elephants grazing near the road in the
evening sun! "The animals are on their way from Serengeti via Lake Manyara to
Tarangire National Park!" the pastor told us.
We returned Pastor
Ole Nagole again to Monduli and arrived in Moshi again around 10 o’clock at night
safely!
Martin
Karatu Hospital
Load antennas
Lake Manjara is low on water
Mto Wa Mbu old Church
Tere is some space on the water tower!