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on January 10, 2010
Roz Savage
Posted project update #17Earth Balls
Post CommentMum has very kindly been busy taking photos of the Earth Balls that we took to Copenhagen, emblazoned with the names of all our Kickstarter supporters.
Apologies for the slightly wrinkled appearance of our beloved planet. It got a bit squashed in my rucksack. Mum tried to get rid of the wrinkles by warming it up in the airing cupboard - an undeniable case of "global warming"!!!!
You can see the pictures on my Flickr page, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rozsavage/sets/72157623180900694/
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on January 10, 2010
Roz Savage
Posted project update #162009 Slideshow
Post CommentThought you might enjoy this (if you haven't already watched it on my blog) - a review of 2009 in pictures, including a few shots of BB2B.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Hope 2010 is turning out to be a fab year for you all. Wishing you all the very best!
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on December 24, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #15E-book of Blogs From The Blue now available!
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on December 19, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #14Books and postcards now despatched
Post CommentHi all
Yesterday I lugged a heavy bag full of books over to the main Post Office here in Copenhagen, and spent the next half hour sticking stamps on envelopes. 'Fraid I didn't pay for the fastest delivery - as it was the postage cost me $300, which was a bit of a shocker.
So the parcels are now on their way to all those eligible backers. I hope they arrive safely. Someone at the Klimaforum started telling me a story about a load of parcels he had sent that had utterly failed to arrive. I had to tell him to zip it. After the week I've just had the last thing I needed was something else to worry about.
I have sent them off with a kiss and a prayer and a big dollop of gratitude to you all for your support.
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on December 18, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #13Christmas present?
Post CommentDear All
I have the uncomfortable feeling that somebody wanted the book signed to somebody else, so they could give it as a Christmas present. I made a note of this on my spreadsheet - which is on the laptop which was stolen.
I will have to go ahead and mail out the books today, the last day that post offices are open before I leave Copenhagen.
If you receive your book and I have not signed it correctly, please accept my abject apologies. Let me know and I will send you another copy.
So sorry - my admin systems usually work very well, but having my laptop stolen has rather thrown me!
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on December 15, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #12Addresses
Most of you have now responded with your addresses - thank you!
For those of you who haven't got around to it yet, please do so ASAP! I leave Copenhagen on Saturday morning, so if you want your special postcard postmarked from here you will need to let me know where to send it!
Despite the theft a few days ago of my bag containing laptop, iPhone, video camera, cash, credit card and driver's licence, I am still endeavouring to get all the rewards organized promptly - although it is a little more tricky than it would otherwise have been. Thanks for your patience, and as soon as I have the last few addresses (you know who you are!) then I can get them all sent out.
Thank you!
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Ike Stephenson on December 15, 2009
Isaac Stephenson
224 Pineridge Drive
Cameron NC 28326Let us know what we can do to help!
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David P Gwinn on December 16, 2009
Here my address you requested
David P Gwinn
22699 Quarry road
Wellington Ohio
44090 USA
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on December 10, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #11One Step Beyond - BB2B video on YouTube
Thought you might enjoy this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
To those who are due exclusive video clips from our walk - fear not. They're on their way! Just as soon as I get a few more spare minutes from the mayhem of Copenhagen...
All best
Roz x-
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Naomi Durkin on December 10, 2009
Roz ... PLEASE take your time in getting us our "rewards" ! It was an honor to sponser you -- regardless if there are any "rewards" attached, so I, for one, do NOT want you breaking your neck to get out the 'goodies' okay? BE THERE NOW in the ways you feel led to be there ... and be our voice ... and be concerned w/ our 'rewards' at a later time!! (Naomi in NY)
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Naomi Durkin on December 10, 2009
PS: When I clicked on the video above that you suggested we view, it says, "This video is private." :-(
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on December 7, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #10A Video Message from Brussels
Hi All
I've just posted a thank you message, recorded by Team BB2B (now known as the BB2Beens!) when we reached Brussels. It's on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
I'm now in Copenhagen and working on the other rewards. Not easy fitting everything in - my diary is filling up fast with events, presentations and interviews here at COP15. But I came here to deliver a message, so deliver it I shall!
Thanks for your patience - and I promise I WILL deliver the rewards just as soon as I can!
All best
Roz x-
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Naomi Durkin on December 7, 2009
Roz ... Please don't be concerned about getting out "rewards"!!! At least not to me .... Please keep priorities and do what you need to do THERE. Our "rewards" can wait!!!! (Seems the loonies in the USA are once again pulling out the stops to debunk climate change!)
Although I haven't been commenting much on your travels -- had some intense personal things going on -- two deaths in the family, etc. -- I've kept up on your travelogues and am so proud of the five of you! Keep up the fight, girl!
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Joan T. Sherwood on December 7, 2009
I don't seem to be able to get to the video. Are others having better results? To Roz: don't worry about fixing it immediately, I would say. Much better to keep up with the day to day posting while the conf. is going on.
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Stuart Urbahns on December 7, 2009
Thank you Roz! Congratulations team! To echo with the other members, don't worry about the rewards. We are thankful for your daily updates, and wish all of your the very best!
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on November 22, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #9Photos posted to Flickr
Post CommentHi to all our backers
All going great on walk BB2B. I've just posted some photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rozsavage/sets/72157622731124875/
You're very welcome to download and use for whatever you want.
I've also posted another blog - either read it at http://rozsavage.com/2009/11/22/bb2b-day-3-partners-in-grime/ - or else to see it in its original format with photos, or else I've pasted it below in case this is more convenient for you.
Cheers!
RozToday we finally got into the groove. Days 1 and 2 were a bit stoppy-starty, but today we had no time for delay. 18 miles planned, so after stoking ourselves up with a magnificent full English breakfast at Ivy Cottage (Greensted Green) we departed promptly at 8.15am.
Last night I had woken several times to the sound of torrential rain, so had been suitably apprehensive about what kind of day would greet us, but we set out under clear blue rainwashed skies, and the first few hours of walking were a sheer joy.
The film crew also got into their groove today – largely thanks to Mary, an American student at the University of Essex and an unofficial addition to our core team. She had had to drop out of walking after Day 1 due to an old sporting injury. But for the rest of us this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Last night she carefully plotted out our route, and figured out places where our film crew car could intercept our walk. Repeatedly today we would round a corner to be greeted by the sight of a bright orange Marmot jacket on the far side of a field, camera pointed in our direction. We were able to forge on without frequent phone calls between the two halves of our team trying to arrange rendezvous points.
[Note: the carbon emissions of the camera car are being offset by Carbon Foresight, as are our ferry journeys across the North Sea to the Hook of Holland.]
Roz clambering over a stile - in style. Note the Keen boots - stood up well to the ultimate wet test today!Roz clambering over a stile - in style. Note the Keen boots - stood up well to the ultimate wet test today!
But the mellow late autumn weather of the morning did not last. Gradually the clouds gathered and by lunchtime we had our heads down and hoods up, battling through torrential rain and hail, our boots growing heavy with accumulated mud. I started counting paces, just as I count strokes on the ocean when the going gets tough. The difference this time was having the rest of a team around me. When the going gets tough, it’s great to have partners in grime!
Luckily we had a welcome refuge to look forward to. Some good friends live in a house rejoicing in the name of Fridays, which lay directly on our route if we took a shortcut by diverging from the Essex Way. At 1pm, just as the rain stopped, we reached the home of the Cherrys. We were able to dry ourselves out in front of their Aga stove, and gorge ourselves on hot coffee and chocolate cake. After a blissful 30 minutes in their kitchen we hit the road again feeling restored, dry, and happy, leaving little evidence of our visit but a pile of cake crumbs and a few dollops of mud.
More good news – Jane our navigator discovered that 1 mile of the route repeated itself on the other side of the map, so what had looked like 5 miles turned out to be closer to 4. Happy days! So after a shorter than expected time we entered Chatham Green and saw a sign saying “Windmill Inn 100 yds”.
Checking the map: is that a statute mile, a nautical mile, a country mile, or a Jane mile?!Checking the map: is that a statute mile, a nautical mile, a country mile, or a Jane mile?!
So we all had to eat our words. The last couple of days we had been getting tired and looking forward to reaching our destination, and had been reassured by our esteemed navigator that we had just one more mile to go. 20 minutes later, it would appear that we STILL had one more mile to go. And et cetera. So we had started to joke that there are statute miles, nautical miles, country miles, and Jane miles.
But today we were set up to expect 18 miles, and the final tally after the Fridays shortcut and the overlap mile between one side of the map and the other was a mere (!) 16 miles, or 31,648 steps.
Just goes to show, when you aim really high, to achieve even a little less is a major achievement.
Other Stuff:
We passed through another verb-ish sounding town today: Chipping Ongar. We thought of several possible meanings for Chipping:
a) to feel chipper, cheerful
b) to chip away at a long journey, one step or one mile at a time
c) to eat lots of chips to restore carbohydrates after a long day’s walking
d) to walk briskly in an attempt to keep up with the turbo-charged Jane.
Chipping away along the Essex Way - one mile at a time!Chipping along the Essex Way - Go Team BB2B!
So we have now Wapped, Epped and Chipped our way through East London and Essex. Oh, and walked a bit too. About 45 miles down, 205ish to go. But when you’re having as much fun as we are, who’s counting?!
Nora, our American filmmaker, left us this evening after dinner. She has to go back to the US for a few days to work on another project, but plans to return by Dec 1 at the latest. She recorded our dinnertime conversation tonight as we discussed sustainability, energy security, environmental messaging, politics, business, and financial strategies for a greener – and more prosperous – future. And the great thing was that the conversation was not at all contrived. These are just the things we care about and talk about in a genuine exchange of ideas and a search for solutions.
Team BB2B is putting the world to rights, one idea and one mile at a time!
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on November 22, 2009
Roz Savage
Posted project update #8THANK YOU!!!
We did it! Thanks to you we exceeded our fundraising target, and are now well underway on our walk to Brussels.
For our news so far, please check out my blogs for Days 1 and 2:
http://rozsavage.com/2009/11/20/oops-there-goes-the-earth/
http://rozsavage.com/2009/11/21/bb2b-day-2-getting-away-from-it-all/I will be sorting out the rewards just as soon as possible. It's not easy from the road, but I will see what I can do in between walking, eating and sleeping - which leaves very few hours in the day. I also need to wait for a shipment of copies of "Rowing The Atlantic" to arrive from the US, as I can't get them in Europe. They should catch up with me in Brussels on Dec 4.
I expect to have time to get the rewards distributed once I reach Copenhagen. Although I hope to be in heavy demand for presentations, I should have some spare time for catching up on my backlog of work.
So you should have your rewards by Christmas. Please bear with me - I am working on it as much as circumstances allow. In retrospect, maybe it wasn't the best idea to set the close date of my Kickstarter project for the same day we set out on our epic walk!
I hope you enjoy the blogs, and please know just how very grateful I am to you all for your support.
with huge thanks, and warmest best wishes
Roz-
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Brad Kehoe on November 22, 2009
Oh come on...can't understand why you haven't gotten those prizes out... seriously--no worries...anyway the donation was my way of supporting your effort ...wouldn't want you sitting around doing nothing...
Seriously enjoy your walk and best of luck in getting your message out...there with you in spirit...
brad in Scappoose, OR
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