Pascal’s notes from our new project which is gonna be a paraphrase of the aluminium plaque that was sent with Pioneer 10, to be the first man-made object to leave our solar system. Its gonna be released with helium balloons.

Website of Project Eigg, the residency of scottish artist Alexander Stevenson (mentioned in our proposal as a reference).
EQUIPMENT
1 tent per 2/3 ppl
1 camping mattress/person
1 sleeping bag/person
1 portble gas stove/3-4ppl
2 gas canisters/person
1 set of camping cooking equipment/2 ppl
if we count with these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pack-of-four-gas-canisters/dp/B000B8JMZU/ref=pd_cp_lp_1
1 first aid kit
Digital SLR/Digital camera/Analog camera/DV camera for documentation, anyone who requires these could borrow it from uni
COSTS
Camping:
(price/night)
1. night: Shelford Nurseries Caravan Park
Basic Pitch (2 ppl and a car): £12.50
2. night: Option I.: Meadowfield Gardens Camp Site
no price indicated
Option II.: Smeaton Lakes
£10/tent (2 ppl)
3. night: Carlton Manor Caravan Park
no price indicated
4. night: Trentfield Farm Camp Site
Backpacker: 1 man&tent £10
5. night: -no camping sites nearby-
Option 1: contact Trinity Arts Centre at Gainsborough for providing some kind of accommodation for the night
Option 2: contact local citizen through Couch Surfing website for help/accommodation
6. night: Grange Park
pitches from £10
7. night: Brooksite Caravan&Camping
couple in a tent: £15
Transport:
Day 8: bus back to Nottingham from Scunthrope £11.40
Catering:
probably around £5 a day per person (x8=£40)
These expenses sum up to a total of (approximate) £90.
Although I intend to bargain the cost of camping down to £5 per person per night.
Besides we could try finding sponsors, although due to the short notice I doubt the success of that. :S
Any ideas on how to reduce the costs?





