thevoyage

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[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 4 points 1 year ago

Oof, that's not a good look for us at all.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Basically sums it up really, although it's great fun to drop in and stir up shit every so often.

They're completely off the deep end though.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 4 points 1 year ago

I got six days in before I ran out of power banks, I got some good videos out of those days though.

You can also go straight to my YouTube channel to see the rest of the series.

 

This is the first day of our Doubtful sound trip, where we cross Lake Manapouri, and get ourselves and our boats across Wilmot pass and into Doubtful sound itself.

The pass does not connect to the main road network, so all vehicles using the pass must be barged across the lake, which is why we didn't simply drive to the sound.

This was the start of a two week trip in the sound.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Yup, the one that feeds into Tararua, lake Rotomahana, where the pink and white terraces are buried, doesn't have an outfall. I think an artifical tunnel may have been built, but it doesn't normally have one.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

We had a few of the big Fullers catamarans go through while we were there, it was a busy place. The Dragon's cave, the cave next to this was also awesome.

 

This is the second video after we towed a boat across to Urapukapuka, and I think filmed the next day. From Urapukapuka, we paddled to Hole in the Rock, and stopped at deep water cove on the way back for lunch.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Not having a replacement option available there seems very foolish, paper bags are still a thing.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 3 points 1 year ago

It sounds like a technology that actually works, whether it's cost effective will remain to be seen. I certainly hope for the best.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd like to know more about the actual process behind capturing CO2 from combustion and sequestering it into water. It sounds like a fascinating process.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

The tow was quite steady, I had a ten metre line between me and the towed kayak, which had a bit of stretch in it.

The line doesn't typically foul like that, it will typically go past the rudder on one side or the other. I can always flip the rudder up and back down again to get the line out of the way.

Overall, the tow went better than I expected, and we made reasonable speed across.

 

This was a trip we did a few years ago, paddling from Kaingahoa marae to Urapukapuka bay campsite. The kayak was loaded with camping gear, including a queen size air mattress, a tent big enough to stand up in, a chilly bin, and a whole second tent we used for storage.

The paddling distance was just under 3km, and took just under an hour.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, we all had our own boats. I'm going sure if a commercial operator will take you over there, it's not an easy trip, and everything needs to be planned just right in regards to tides.

 

This is a video I did a few months ago, on a rare dead calm day where our group was able to explore all of these caves.

The wave action against this stretch of coast is pretty intense, and this area is usually far too dangerous to explore in this way.