Take two!

This is my second attempt at writing this blog, my last one decided not to work. HOW RUDE!!
I'm sat listening to a song ' i wanna walk up the side of the mountain, i wanna walk down the other side of the mountain, i wanna swim in the river, i wanna lie in the sun, i wanna try to be nice to everyone'....very upbeat! Ironic seeing as i put that on Dave's compilation CD and i don't think he will want to walk up the side of a mountain, and he can't lie in the sun because it's pouring with rain! Gutted!


The push off launch was amazing. So many people turned up for it. It made a refreshing change from just five people clapping and going 'whoop whoop whoop' as he set off! About 11 skaters followed him, one gave up after less than a km! Fantastic...the rest were loving it. And Dave was loving the support. Sailability was fantastic and Rachael organized so so much for us, for which we are eternally grateful. I met Paul from Getty images and we chatted photography for a bit. I was so envious of his camera models (expensive!!!) and lenses (enourmous!!!) but then he asked to try out MY fish eye that i bought in New Zealand...get in! And some of the shots of his on Getty website are with my fish eye....he then told me he wishes he had one...how funny is that. I wanted his lenses, he wanted mine. I wouldn't mind having two camera's hanging from my limbs though! He's hopefully going to put in a word with Canon Australia. keep your fingers crossed!
Dave had to keep stopping for camera crews and photographers and eventually at the end of the day made it 25km east of Perth to Midland. Then the jackaroo broke down, typical! Well, in the words of Bev, 'it wouldn't be BoardFree without something breaking down'....too true!


I'm writing this before i go and check on the washing that should be drying...lets see what i've shrunk!! I've already manage to dye one team mates tops (who shall remain nameless til i tell them)!!!

So i've done the washing and made Si a cupy o tea whilst he sits and edits the reels of footage. I'm putting bulletins out to musicians regarding mp3s and i've received a few emails from friends saying they've seen Boardfree in the paper/tv/websites etc!

The media attention has been overwhelming! Kate is constantly on the computer mailing out photo requests or answering the phone regarding interviews with Dave, Dave is constantly sorting out the website/kit etc, Becki is trying desperately to get all the cars sorted and kitted out before we need to go (as is the glorious George), Bev is researching nutrition, accomodation and camping gear, Si and Dim, like me, forever in people's faces capturing those 'kodak' moments! and Dan is sorting Dave's shoes out and playing chess (poorly might i add - he gets confused easily!).

We went out for a meal at a wonderful resteraunt owned by some of Si's relatives and had a really good time. The girls made an effort and all looked beautiful and the boys, well, the boys wore snazzy hawaiianesque shirts! At the end of the banterfilled evening the guys tried some port (not a lot) and the girls all learnt to make lotus flowers out of napkins....when we get to adelaide we'll have hundreds seeing as the resteraunt owners gave us a pack of 100 bright yellow napkins!!! SORTED!

I was going to do a shoot with Dave today near the waterfront but it's been heavily raining on and off for the morning...i'm not sure the afternoon is going to be different, there's meant to be a storm coming! EXCITING! I went to get some money out from across the road, and as soon as i had finished it poured it down on me!!!!! I got soaked just from walking across the road....and this morning Beks and myself got a taxi to George's to get a van, i stepped in a puddle i thought was a few cm deep...oh how wrong i was, probably a few inches deep at the least! Blooming taxi driver didn't park close enough so i had to leap into it!

Dave, Kate, Bev, Becki, Dan and Dim have gone to the Royal Perth Yacht club to say thankyou to Rachael for helping us out with the push off day and also grab some camping equipment. George has been working hard for us. He's so lovely. He looks very handsome, sort of like Sean Connery in the james bond days. And he's so warm and kind. So willing to give up his time!
Right, i'm off to fold some clothes. But before i do, i just want to say, i'm so glad i'm here.

Day 1 – Dave Ja Vu

As I’m sitting downloading all of my photo’s from today I’m looking in front of me at Dimitry filming Kate typing and giving her a small interview and seeing Bev to the front left of me writing her blog, Dan’s just walked by and said ‘hi holls’ in the way that he does that is always ever so chirpy!
Wooooooow I’ve just discovered I can shoot via my laptop…..not sure why I’d need to be it’s nice to know I’ve got the option there!
Ooops, I think I’ve just gotten the ‘dead eye’ from Dimitry after experimenting with my camera and it flashing on his shot….naughty holly!!!

I arrived yesterday night at about 11.30pm after what turned out to be an 8 hour flight…I thought it’d only be about 4/5. I was sat next to an elderly chap who made me feel bad every time I wanted to go to the loo (twice)!!!
I got a lovely surprise after walking in the Emperors Crown hostel, greeted by Dave and Dimitry, who’ll you’ll remember after BoardFree uk likes to be ignored whilst filming! So anyway, I went on telling Dave about the flight and all of a sudden I heard ‘1,2,3 SURPRISE!!!!’…how exciting! The team were hiding behind the couch…sneaky sneaky! I brought my bags upstairs where I was welcomed YET AGAIN, by a whiteboard with a little message for me and some RooPoo tee’s, notebook etc. I picked a top bunk to sleep in (purely only for old times sake!). We went to bed at about 12.30, Si stayed up seriously late working on the editing of the footage shot prior to my arrival. I slept very well and woke up this morning at 6.30 at the familiar sound of Dimity’s alarm, got up, got dressed and generally got myself ready for the car sales place we were going to go to at the crack of sparrow fart!
We turned up at this place after catching a train there (very nice clean stations here!) and there were a few cars scattered about the car park and a camper which, when we looked closer, was actually the office of the people who managed it!!! Hmmmm.
After much deliberation about whether to wait we eyed up a Jackaroo (land rover thingy) – then more deliberation and it was bought! Wonderful, our first vehicle!
Push off is tomorrow. I’m glad we’ve got at least one vehicle sorted.
I’m looking forward to the rest of the journey with the full team, which, by the way, I’m sooooooo glad are the team.