The practical
reason for visiting South Africa was to see my brother
and sister in-law but I was also using the trip as an excuse
to expand and diversify my artistic range. The hot, red
South African land with its vibrant colours had always
seemed to me to be a wonderful contrast to the green hills
of England. At a basic level it showed how dramatically
different the earth can be without water.
My boyfriend Pete
and I set out on the 17th December. The journey there
was almost an adventure in itself!
The Buncefield Fire in
Hemel Hempstead earlier in the month (see BBC
news item )
had caused a fuel shortage on many flights. As a consequence,
we had to fly to Milan and refuel there.
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