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.