Blog 14 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
Kia orana tatau Departure day today from Palmerston to Rarotonga.We have spent a couple of days/nights on the vaka outside of palmerstons reef waiting for the weather to calm down. I personally thought I would struggle being stuck on board with 16 other people. But surprisingly times gone relatively fast and the vakas proved to […]
Blog 13 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
Blog 13 – Jun 28, 2022 – Ana Tiraa – Te Ipukarea Society – TIS Due to the rough seas and the expectation that it will be around for the next couple of days, the decision was made to make our way to Pamati. We are not sure if we will be able to […]
Blog 12 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
Blog 12 Course diversion – Jun 25, 2022, 10:17 AM – 17′ 22.787, 162′ 43.219 DAY 3 on the water since Suwarrow. Course diversion…what a few days it has been! As we left Suwarrow, the sun was shining, the birds were circling and the vibe was great. The wind, however, was not very […]
Blog 11 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
22/06/2022 – Blog 11 – Alanna Smith – Te Ipukarea Society – TIS Kia Orana Tatau And just like that our time on Suwarrow for the rat eradication project has come to an end. The 7-person rat baiting team spent the last 2 nights camped on Motu Tou, where 8 days before they had camped […]
Blog 10 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
THE FINAL COUNT DOWN We are now about to enjoy our last sunset meal, without anyone needing to sub out on the oe, or be ready to adjust the sails at any given moment. Our time here has been one for the books, and everyone will return with many different stories of both land, […]
Blog 9 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
THE WAITING GAME One of the biggest learnings, in my time with Vaka, is the art of patients. Whether it is the crew, preparation at either end or plain and simply the weather, you never know exactly when go time will be. The campsite on Anchorage has been packed away, and departure processes on board […]
Blog 8 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEMORY MADE. Today is Sunday, which means rest day for the crew on watch, as well as those enjoying land. We had a bit of an eventful morning with the anchor getting caught around some coral. The blame game was played, but the issue was easily resolved. We moved out deeper into […]
Blog 7 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
Day 11 away from the comforts of home, currently outside Anchorage Island, at 1700hrs. Since being in Suwarrow, the concept of time has, for the most part, been a distant memory. On land, we wake up when the sun is rising (or earlier if Papa Harry is up and at em, with the lovely alarm […]
Blog 6 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
LIVING THE HIGH LIFE! At least half of the crew from this trip are staying on Anchorage Island, well the other half are rostered on for anchor duty. Watch on board involves monitoring both the mooring line off the bow, as well as the drifting anchor which is more of a safety precaution. Today at […]
Blog 5 – Suwarrow Voyage – Te Ipukarea Society – Rat Baiting Programme
Blog 5 – 15 June 2022 WE ARE ALIVE AND WELL! After spending 3 nights on Motu Tou, one of the many motu of this atoll, we are back and mostly well rested after a comfortable and dry sleep onboard our mama Maru last night. The transition process is in full swing, with half […]