On the road

Gaza convoy, autumn 2010

The "Road to Hope" politically-independent humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza, October & November 2010, including the journey and the kidnapping incident where a group of 10 convoy members and 7 Libyan police / port officials were taken to sea against their will aboard the Strofades IV ferry, its car loading ramp open to the sea, and lifejackets denied to those kidnapped... This set does not include…  (read more)
Josh / Donald Sutherland

Josh / Donald Sutherland

03 Nov 2010 31
There was something very "Kelly's heroes" about Josh on the convoy! www.imdb.com/title/tt0065938/
Border hiatus

Border hiatus

03 Nov 2010 46
Desert Brit

Desert Brit

03 Nov 2010 61
Prayerstop

Prayerstop

03 Nov 2010 48
On the road to Gaza, not every Muslim prayer time found us anywhere near a mosque so sometimes we had to stop at the side of the road, typically around sunset.
Wouldn't you give this man a lift?

Wouldn't you give this man a lift?

03 Nov 2010 41
(Anytime, Anton! ;) )
Once more unto the breach!

Once more unto the breach!

03 Nov 2010 53
Sleepytime

Sleepytime

03 Nov 2010 48
Charlies 1 & 7, Alpha 4

Charlies 1 & 7, Alpha 4

05 Nov 2010 38
Charlie 1 being my ambulance (from Gloucester), and 7 being "Uncle" Naz & Ali's transport. Alpha 4 carried Waz amongst others. The weird lighting I shall fix shortly! ;)
Charlies 6, 5, & 2

Charlies 6, 5, & 2

05 Nov 2010 50
Charlie 6 being the Kiwis' filming car; Charlie 5 the minibus from Derry; and Charlie 2 the delivery of toys from Richard Viner of Wales (and his co-driver Irving Weinmann from Lewes).
Table for three

Table for three

05 Nov 2010 46
Eye sockets

Eye sockets

05 Nov 2010 36
British bunker near Tobruk.
Tunnel vision

Tunnel vision

05 Nov 2010 23
British bunker near Tobruk.
Well travelled

Well travelled

05 Nov 2010 28
British bunker near Tobruk. My grandfather, too, would have travelled from Scotland to South Africa in the second world war — in his case because his Royal Air Force training continued in the latter country.
Our hidden face

Our hidden face

05 Nov 2010 61
British bunker near Tobruk.
The fig tree

The fig tree

05 Nov 2010 25
The cave formed around the roots of this unusually large fig tree formed a casualty station for Australian troops in the battles around Tobruk in the second world war.
Under the fig tree

Under the fig tree

05 Nov 2010 50
The cave formed around the roots of this unusually large fig tree formed a casualty station for Australian troops in the battles around Tobruk in the second world war.
Sun through the fig tree

Sun through the fig tree

05 Nov 2010 50
The cave formed around the roots of this unusually large fig tree formed a casualty station for Australian troops in the battles around Tobruk in the second world war.
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