Getting Gone
Finally got our canoe to the ramp to put in. Too many canoe and only one launch ramp.
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Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The ... [read more]
Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The ... [read more] Blog: Vaka Eiva Iron Races
Date: November 17th 2008
So I don't have much else to do today so I'm writing the text. Truthfully, this happened half a year ago and I don't really have too much to add, looks like my photo captions took care of most of it. But I can clarify about the race, I forget if that's in the captions or not. So this was the Vaka Eiva Iron Race, mixed category, which means 3 girls, 3 guys in a boat. I had been trying to get ... read more
Date: November 17th 2008
So I don't have much else to do today so I'm writing the text. Truthfully, this happened half a year ago and I don't really have too much to add, looks like my photo captions took care of most of it. But I can clarify about the race, I forget if that's in the captions or not. So this was the Vaka Eiva Iron Race, mixed category, which means 3 girls, 3 guys in a boat. I had been trying to get ... read more
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I'm setting this up to show my travels from 2008-2009 for the Watson Fellowship. For my fellowship I'll be kickin around the South Pacific learning about outrigger canoes: how they're built, what makes 'em go fast, and how I can make them go fast. I'm planning on visiting the Cook Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, and possibly the Marshall Islands. If you have any tips please let me know!
This blog includes all sorts of stuff. Some of the entries are like a diary entry, telling what's been happening recently. Some are a little story, a different way of saying what's going on.... full info
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