Nov 19, 2012 | Karen's blog
We traveled to Hippo Haven in early October. The temperatures at this time of year can be very high and Karen does not like to expose out of shape volunteers to this type of weather, but because of my declining mobility she granted us a special gift. We had watched...
Jan 19, 2012 | Featured, Karen's blog
HIPPO HAVEN – the name gives a slight indication into the nature of the place. A picture or expectations may be developed from hearing such a name, of which some may be true… though it cannot come close to giving a complete picture into life at Hippo...
Aug 19, 2010 | Featured, Karen's blog
My love for hippos began in 1991 when I saw the Silentnight hippo and duck advert on TV and the soft toys they produced. For those of you who haven’t seen it, they show the hippo lying on the bed in sexy blue stripped PJ’s, next to a very small yellow duck. The bed...
Nov 19, 2007 | Featured, Karen's blog
I’d listened to Karen’s lectures, read her newsletters, looked at the photographs and watched the DVD, but none of this had really prepared me for the feelings of sheer wonder that I felt when I first set eyes on a group of hippos lying nonchalantly in the...
Jul 24, 1999 | Karen's blog
Sharon Pincott 10.7.99 to 24.7.99 1st volunteer: What a memorable two weeks! A truly wonderful time. Thank you to you and Jean for sharing your little piece of paradise with me. I’m going to hold onto my dream of one day living here, you continue to...