Galapagos and sticking your neck out / 21 March 2012
19 March 2012. Galapagos. Red throated frigates, blue footed boobies, forests of green cacti, schools of golden eagle rays around the main dock, it’s a beautiful, exotic place, a sea teeming with life and a land of natural wonders. “It is not necessarily the strongest that survives, it is not nece... Read the rest
Mana / 15 March 2012
2012.03.11-50 - from the Uto ni Yalo at the start of day #2 on our voyage of discovery in the Galapagos Islands. Our first port of call is the island of San Cristobal one of the five major islands that comprise this archipelago. This is a minor milestone in that it's the half-century of articles written in ... Read the rest
Isla de Cocos and her riches... / 15 March 2012
Sunday 11th March. Kia Orana Tatou, We are now a day's sail away from Cocos Island and we are all still recovering our energy after all the activities we did there and still reminiscing about the fantastic experiences we had there. As mentioned previously the rangers on Cocos Island were very hospitable... Read the rest
Food for Thought (The ‘Importance’ of Kai) / 14 March 2012
As we near, the Galapagos Islands. Our next destination. We begin to plan for our next re-provisioning. It has been 27 days since our last big addition of ‘kai’ or food for the canoe. And we are running low or completely out of a lot of certain foods. Meat is a rarity; fresh fruit and vegetables hav... Read the rest
Hokule'a is Reborn / 13 March 2012
For days, nature has been speaking to us with heightened intensity in the Hawaiian Islands. Winds sing through the valleys with fervor and trees follow the dance, bending impossibly in all directions. A thick blanket of cloud molds to the contours of the Waianae range, caressing her shape seamlessly. Streams ra... Read the rest
