Just a quick hiya and to let you know that
www.speedferries.com are doing amazingly cheap ferries
from dover to Bouloigne from £40 return per car and up
to 6 passengers so get in quick.
xxxChrissy
--- jud jud <judulike@...> wrote:
> hello, just a quickie for anyone who wants a lift to
> st chartier. i am hoping to leave about 11th july
> and
> have space in my truck. the whole journey (ferry and
> diesel) should cost about £80 return or £50 one-way
> per passenger max. according to how many people
> come.
> if you are interested please let me know asap when
> you
> are ready to go and when you would like to be back.
> i
> am open to adjusting times and dates. i am also
> considering staying in france for a while after, so
> please let me know what you think about that...
> happy
> solstice! jud xx
>
> --- T <Temeluch@...> wrote:
>
> > The Land of our future people
> > has been provided upon which we plan to create
> this
> > new kind of
> > community in a very specially created place which
> is
> > perfect just for
> > this purpose.
> >
> > The Endangered Species Sanctuary
> > That central area of about 1,000 acres will be
> left
> > as it is for the
> > Black Faced Howler Monkeys and whatever other
> > animals may choose to
> > live there. Not only that but the entire rest of
> the
> > community of
> > about 5,000 acres will also be used in accordance
> > with the plan to
> > preserve the habitat in between settlement areas,
> > and with an
> > emphasis on the protection of all the lands along
> > both sides of the
> > river.
> >
> > With all this in mind
> > we have taken a unique view of how to best
> position
> > ourselves within
> > the natural world and our activities on the land
> and
> > especially
> > things like the Homesteads and the roads that must
> > connect them way
> > back away from the river. That's why we have
> chosen
> > to do this is in
> > such a way as to minimize the number of miles of
> > roads necessary to
> > access all the Homesteads by using one big ring of
> > homesteads up on
> > one side of the road and the refuge in the middle.
>
> >
> > This is a very large EcoVillage as you can imagine
> > with over 65
> > Homesteads of over 49 acres each which is by most
> > standards a huge
> > amount of land. And that is very necessary if we
> are
> > to be able to
> > become truly a Sustainable Community. We need to
> be
> > able to hold
> > these lands in order to protect them. And that
> does
> > have to mean
> > something here. We also do need to be willing to
> > work with the
> > limitations of the land and its unique position
> and
> > the country we
> > find ourselves in.
> >
> > We are not going
> > to be able to just go off and do something like
> this
> > without being
> > clear about what this is all about. And that means
> > accepting some
> > guidance first from T and then later when working
> > with local
> > government agencies and within the changing rules
> > and laws of this
> > beautifully growing young nation that is still
> > looking for the right
> > way to go and we may even have a few things to
> > share.
> >
> > We are a people with a vision and a desire to go
> all
> > out towards the
> > fulfillment of that vision. And that starts right
> > here with those who
> > are willing to work with the process and
> supporting
> > the project
> > without expecting too much back. Later when the
> > consensus process
> > takes over there will be more than enough and some
> > to share. Until
> > that time we work closely with what we have. We
> will
> > not be able to
> > disturb the general flow of the forest and its
> > continuity. That and
> > leaving all the trees up along the river banks and
> > beyond is all we
> > need to do to keep the Howler Monkeys doing just
> > fine.
> >
> > 65 - 70 Homesteads
> > What we are going to do here is to spread
> ourselves
> > out as extended
> > friends and families living within the forests
> > ourselves and with
> > what might seem like fairly extensive holdings of
> > land. And I mean
> > more than 49 acres for each Homestead which can be
> > shared by a group
> > of friends or a family unit within certain
> > limitations to protect the
> > land. This, I know does not fit with many peoples
> > expectations about
> > what they would expect would be the best way to
> try
> > to live in peace
> > and harmony in the natural world. But here we are
> > talking about
> > protecting land not consuming land.
> >
> > Land Stewardship
> > This much land might even be seen as being more
> any
> > anyone would
> > need. What we are doing is putting as much of this
> > land into
> > protection and under our personal stewardship as
> is
> > humanly possible.
> > We are the Stewards of the Earth. We are not here
> to
> > become owners.
> > We will not buy and sell any of this land. No part
> > of this project is
> > to be put on the market for sale.
> >
> > It is all to be protected and it will all be
> subject
> > to the eventual
> > governing consensus council of this community.
> > Individual ownership
> > is not what this is about. Shared use and shared
> > responsibilities is
> > what we are talking about here. We are giving this
> > back to the Earth
> > and it is to be left for the next generation to
> take
> > over
> > responsibility for taking care of this exquisitely
> > beautiful land
> > that has everything we could ever ask for and
> more.
> >
> > Do reach out to your friends and family to bring
> the
> > people together
> > as it awaits the arrival of the people in good
> stead
> > who come in
> > lovin peace and living kindness. My name is T. I
> am
> > the moderator of
> > this group and the creator of the project. I live
> in
> > Northern
> > California. You may wish to come to meet with me
> and
> > some of the
> > others to get a better feel for who we are and
> what
> > we are doing. To
> > join our email group just send a blank email to
> >
> > belizeproject-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Love ya!
>
> > - T
> >
> > http://www.belizeproject.com
> >
>
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