Bring us candy!” young Six would yell towards the small planes ferrying tourists between remote safari camps. But he was only ever heard by Miriam, the family donkey that eight-year-old Six rode to his school in Makalamabedi, the closest village but still 10 kilometres from his cattle post. Dutiful Miriam would roam during class until Six honed his tracking skills to locate her for the ride home.
Coming full circle, Six now commutes on those planes as camp manager for Great Plains’ newest property in Botswana, Sitatunga Private Island camp. His career backstory is