Island Life ; Will Palmer and Paddy Delany Tell John Hudson Why They Are Giving Up Their Comfortable City Lives to Head to a Remote Island Ravaged by a Natural Disaster
Western Daily Press › October 31, 2009
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W ill Palmer says he's not afraid of what lies ahead, but he must admit he's a bit nervous. He and his friend Paddy Delany, both footloose and fancy-free young men around Bristol, will set out in a couple of weeks' time to help villagers on a remote outpost of the Solomon Islands rebuild their lives after the devastating tsunami of April 2007.
It will not be easy. The island has no electricity or piped water and no direct contact with the outside world. Will's Desert Island Discs luxury will be a wind-up radio, though he knows that will be no good if the two of them need urgent help.See the full content of this document
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Island Life ; Will Palmer and Paddy Delany Tell John Hudson Why They Are Giving Up Their Comfortable City Lives to Head to a Remote Island Ravaged by a Natural Disaster
"I'm excited but you must feel a little nervous when you have no idea of the reality of what you're getting into until you're there," he says.
"They have some big crocodiles out there, but I'm not really worried about them. I'm not worried about not being able to watch TV or eat and drink what I want. But I do think it's scary to think of the inability to make contact, the feeling of being cut o...See the full content of this document
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