Thursday, May 7, 2009Thoughts on Terra Firma
I have now been back on land around 10 days and it is quite surprising how quickly things get back to normal. I am sitting in the Virgin Lounge in Sydney with George, writing this update about to head back to England. It does not seem long ago that we were in this airport heading out to meet the FC in Tasmania.On arriving in Bluff we set about deciding what to do with the FC. Our decision was made for us partly by Customs, to who we would have had to pay $92,000 in tax unless she left the country. So we have been busy preparing her to travel back to the UK. Pumping out the water, unloading and cleaning her before loading her into a container.
Whilst it is good to be back on land the dissapointment is still enormous that the project ended so soon. But i suppose that was always a likely possibility given the ambitious nature of the task. I hope to now use that disappointment as a fuel to drive on and put the next project together to complete the same goal. So once we have a proper proposal in order we will speak to all our sponsors and have another go once we are fully prepared and ready.
But for the present life returns to normality. Get home, get the FC and equipment home, regroup and move forward from there. I have plenty of ideas for new trips which i thought of on the Tasman and we will hopefully use this website as a window to follow those future trips too.... more details later!
Olly
posted by Olly Hicks @ 7:27 PM
