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.

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?

National Express coach journey from Scunthorpe to Nottingham.

FOLK: Midsummer celebration in Helsinki; bonfire on a lake.

FOLK: Midsummer celebration in Helsinki; bonfire on a lake.

INSPIRATION: Richard Long: A Line Made by Walking (1967)
http://www.richardlong.org/

INSPIRATION: Richard Long: A Line Made by Walking (1967)

http://www.richardlong.org/

INSPIRATION: Richard Long: A Ten Mile Walk (1968)

INSPIRATION: Richard Long: A Ten Mile Walk (1968)

INSPIRATION: Hamish Fulton

INSPIRATION: Hamish Fulton