Fremantle buzzes: Since I have been here I, and my sister, who has been assisting me in duffle mania have experienced many amusements such as : a jazz night, hosted by the Fremantle Navy Club and starring June and her Apple band. At this club we met sailors told us all about the Fremantle Docker (yes, that is correct – not Doctor). The sailors also uncovered some poems in their archives, from almost fifty years ago – now in the duffle bag. Freo has presented to us the poems and personalities of students from Perth Modern who, yesterday, arrived at Shed A with the duffle bag and more excitement than the sea could handle! Fremantle introduced us to David Dare Parker, a photographer who snapped the most magic collection of images in extreme shadow drenched sunlight. David joins a growing list of incredibly talented photographers who have worked on our live events. The West Australian’s photographer also joined us yesterday and I’ve been tapping away at the keys all morning so haven’t been able to see if our story broke through.
Each duffle bag exchange is unique. The ship, the participants, the maritime communities all add their individual mojo to our project and yesterday was no different. It wasn’t until 9:30am that we confirmed the students would make the event. We are still awaiting our boat, The Kimberley Rose, to arrive! The Harbour Master, Graham Haldenby, was most generous in his talk to us about there our ship was and I was amazed by how apologetic he was for not being able to bring the ship to our doorstep! In reality, his good will is so thrilling that I am still in shock we’ve managed to get not just one boat but ten boats to take part in this adventure.
