To view the posts in this blog in chronological order click on 'Love at First Sight' at the top of the blog archive on the right, then 'Newer post' thereafter.
Note: click on any photo to view the pictures as a slideshow.
May:
before the volunteers arrive, ICV Volunteer Coordinator, René
Biasone, projects his brain onto the wall and a mighty plan begins
to take shape.
Supplies are hunted down.
At the Reykjavik workshop, equipment is made ready,
and taken in advance to project locations by courier…
… or by other means.
Leaders attend training and refresher courses.
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| Skaftafell, SE Iceland 2009 |
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| Skaftafell, SE Iceland 2009 |
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| Lake District, NW England 2014 |
Happily, we have not yet had to use this aspect of training.
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| Lake District, NW England 2014 |
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Skaftafell, SE Iceland, 2014
Then in early June Trail Team volunteers begin to arrive...
...and learn trail building skills...
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| Skaftafell, SE Iceland, 2014 |
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| Skaftafell, SE Iceland, 2014 |
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| Skaftafell, SE Iceland, 2014 |
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| Bridge building, Skaftafell, SE Iceland, 2014 |
... and experience joy and despair.
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| Volunteer hut, Skaftafell, 2009 |
After training, the Trail Teams leave to go to their projects around Iceland, typically for 11 weeks with changes of location every two weeks or so.
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| Trail Teams leaving Skaftafell after training 2007 |
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