The Venturers Deploy

After the excitement of Venturer induction, Fieldbase has now become rather quiet and empty again, as yesterday all three alpha groups departed for their project sites. A good hearty breakfast set them up for the day ahead, while bags and equipment were piled up to be packed onto their individual minibuses.

Alpha Two

Alpha One on the bus, ready to depart

A rather excited Alpha 3

There were many goodbyes as new friends in separate alpha groups will not see each other for the next three weeks when the Adventure Challenge begins. The two stowaways on Alpha One's bus, (myself and Nix) managed to go undetected by the PMs, but felt it best to stop the bus before it left the Fieldbase compound.

Alpha One and Two have safely arrived at their project sites in Sollepura and Hediyala, while Alpha Three had an added surprise yesterday, when they were told that rather than head straight to their site in the BRT Hills, they were instead going to Thengumarahada, one of India’s best elephant corridors! More details to follow.

We'll soon be recieving reports from our 'Project PROs (Press Relations Officers) who have the task of keeping us here at Fieldbase up-to-date with all the news, progress and gossip from their alpha group. Our Project Photographers have also been given the task of providing us with some great alpha group shots which we'll post here.

Thanks for all your messages to the Venturers, we'll be taking any new ones with us when Fieldbase staff head out on the 'Loop' trips.

That's all for now!