It’s been a trying few days getting organised for the voyage from Buenos Aires to Rome and home again… As usual there always seem to be last minute tasks to take care of – including garden tidy ups and technology organisation.
For the first time I am not taking my large Canon 5D camera and I feel a sense of separation already. I’ve a new small compact camera – Panasonic that is inexpensive and of less value sentimentally if stolen. As I am visiting more cities than usual I feel a sense of needing to travel light rather than being able to emerge with a wild landscape where there is no feeling of personal invasion. We will see how I feel afterwards with the lack of high end camera gear. I’ve packed smaller sketch books and watercolours, gouache and watercolour pencils and plan on making lots of smaller works rather than attempting large paintings.
Today is Sunday 20 March and our flight is in two days – 22nd March. We have brought our trip forward to avoid the probable airport strikes intended over the easter break. First we fly to Buenos Aires Argentina via New Zealand and spend a few days in Buenos Aires before boarding a MSC ship for our cruise.
