3 weeks 2 days to go

new destination: senegal

We’ve changed our plan a bit. Because of the heightened security situation in Mauritania, we’ve chosen to only remain in the country for a few days, rather than travel around for a month and cross the border into Mail. Instead we’ll travel down Mauritania on our way to Senegal. Senegal’s safer and it also borders with Mali, so we thought we could more safely travel this way.

Plus we get to visit an extra country, yay.

4 weeks 5 days to go

nothing happens

Seems like lately all we do is sit around waiting for the trip to begin. It’s boring. We research stuff about the countries we’re going to and check latest news in an attempt to weigh up the safety aspects of what we’re about to embark on. But other than that all we do is watch TV and eat. Suffice to say I’ve put on a few kilos, but I figure I’m gonna lose more than I’ve gained during the trip anyway, so it’s probably a good thing. Sort of feels like a hibernation period before the long, long journey.

And we still don’t know if we’re going to Mauritania.

5 weeks 0 days to go

attended colourful people exhibition

Last night we attended the unveiling of Colourful People; a group exhibition organised by local artists aiming to raise funds for The Hunger Project.

The Hunger Project is an international charity focussed on ending hunger in developing nations, with an emphasis on empowering local people.

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Buyers raised nearly $3000 in the auction, with 100% of proceeds going to the worthy organisation.

As the only exhibiting photographer, I can’t decide if I was at an advantage or behind the eight ball. Still, I managed to sell three of the four pieces I submitted, one of which was the silhouetted basket carrier we use to promote Project Possession.

For the next two weeks, all unsold artworks are still available for sale. A PDF of the auction pamphlet with all the important information can be obtained if anyone’s interested. Contact me and I’ll arrange to have it emailed to you:

info@davidjobradley.com

6 weeks, 1 day to go

Move to Yanchep

Neither Sian nor I have ever owned our own house, which offers advantages to extended international travel. But, like anything, there’s always drawbacks.

Monday we moved out of where we were living into a friends place for the final six weeks before departure. While we’re always grateful for the support our friends offer us, Greg’s house is more than an hour north of the Perth city centre, in coastal town called Yanchep.

When everything you do is in the city, the logistical problems of living in a place as far as Yanchep are huge. We have to get up earlier, leave the house earlier, plan our entire day before leaving the house and ensure we have everything we need for the day before we go, because there ain’t no going back once we’ve left.

Couple that with the strain of planning a large-scale trip and you have mayhem.

But it is nice to be in a quiet coastal town, away from everyone and free of noise pollution.