This really is a unique Island. There are no wild animals (apart from 1 male baboon who we have nicknamed, Bartholomew, and our resident otters), and no mosquitos (so there is no threat of malaria).

At night when the rest of the workers return to Kipili, the only noise on the Island is the lapping of the waves on the shoreline and the occasional owl or nightjar.

There is no pollution here so during the rainy season, when the dust has settled, we can quite clearly see the valleys and mountains of the DRC on the other side of the lake. If you look to the right hand side of this picture you will see the DRC.

The skies are beautiful and clear at night making the stars seem so close that we almost feel as though we can touch them. And on the nights when the moon is full I sometimes wake up thinking that we have left one of the lights on. Yes, Lupita Island really is very, very special and we try to make the most of every day that we are here.