Another chat on the phone today with Diarmaid (that's Sgt Walshe of 1st Battalion, the Rifles to you, soldier), who as well as being a serving NCO, has a degree in archaeology and is directing the project. He is also one of the people who got Operation Nightingale set up in the first place. Diarmaid is on the left in the picture (from 2012) with MOD archaeologist Martin Brown on the right. The bloke in the hat looks vaguely familiar too...
The bad news is, I can't borrow one of the base's motorbikes at Akrotiri as they haven't got the right insurance. The good news is we'll have an off-road vehicle as well as all the other flying, floating and wheeled stuff at our disposal, so some bouncing around on rough ground will still take place. I've also linked Diarmaid up to a very familiar face to many Time Team viewers, who has expressed a strong interest in the project. They're probably not going to be able to come out this year, but it's still a possibility, and they're almost certainly going to be involved with ON at some point in the future. No, I'm not telling you who (no, not Phil, he's been involved since it started pretty much). You'll find out if they turn up. Yes, I am a rotter :)
My parking permit for my bike at Brize also turned up today, so I appear now to have all the paperwork in place for the trip. It also turns out that the wi-fi on the base that we'll be using is in the bar in the Sergeant's mess, so that's where I'll be blogging from. It's a hard life.....
Eleven days to go.
The bad news is, I can't borrow one of the base's motorbikes at Akrotiri as they haven't got the right insurance. The good news is we'll have an off-road vehicle as well as all the other flying, floating and wheeled stuff at our disposal, so some bouncing around on rough ground will still take place. I've also linked Diarmaid up to a very familiar face to many Time Team viewers, who has expressed a strong interest in the project. They're probably not going to be able to come out this year, but it's still a possibility, and they're almost certainly going to be involved with ON at some point in the future. No, I'm not telling you who (no, not Phil, he's been involved since it started pretty much). You'll find out if they turn up. Yes, I am a rotter :)
My parking permit for my bike at Brize also turned up today, so I appear now to have all the paperwork in place for the trip. It also turns out that the wi-fi on the base that we'll be using is in the bar in the Sergeant's mess, so that's where I'll be blogging from. It's a hard life.....
Eleven days to go.
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