thevoyagekayaking

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Does anyone know why this nugget is slowly turning in circles while belching smoke? in c/offtopic@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's also possible belching white smoke is the default state of affairs when they first start up, it had more or less stopped not long after I took this.

One New Zealand successfully sends first text messages via space in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago

Ouch. How many units do you have in service?

The weather forecast that Inreach offers is also excellent, hopefully there will be a way to replicate that over cell service.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 2 points 6 months ago

We'll find out, I guess.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon evades protesters in Dunedin in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago

There is something funny about him just bypassing them, to be honest.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago

Steering it wasn't the issue, it was how to actually take control from the autopilot.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 1 points 6 months ago

Except it was a different failure mode to what they were concerned about.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Third incident, this is the second major fuck up in recent time.

And I was on the boat for the first one.

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

The title is actually pretty close, it sounds like nobody knew how the helm system worked, nobody had been trained, and people were frantically pressing buttons trying to get control back.

Also, the vessel was doing freight only crossings and taking the long way across the strait via outer Queen Charlotte sound, because Kiwirail didn't trust the boat, in particular the transmission.

I'm sailing across the strait Saturday, wish me luck!

Ferry crashed because driver not taught how to steer in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 8 points 6 months ago

That system sounds like a bit of a nightmare to use. And worse to turn off.

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 27/9/2024 in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 27/9/2024 in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My legs hurt. Amazing scenery though.

Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 27/9/2024 in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
[–] thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz 4 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Someone's loaned me a mountain bike, I've been out after work a few times this week. I'm saving up to buy my own one soon.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqowLwAjKq

Also, I'll be helping with the south coast cleanup tomorrow, cleaning up Taputearanga island with the Wellington sea kayak network.

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Argentine ant sniffer dog averts potential disaster on Matiu / Somes Island (www.rnz.co.nz)
 

I didn't actually know they were building a new wharf on Somes, it's great that the island is getting more infrastructure. And great they caught the ants, obviously.

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Winter kayaking, south island. (postimg.cc)
 

The topic came up on my last post about winter paddling, so I thought I would share these, some photos from a road trip around the south island of New Zealand. The photos are lake Ruataniwha and lake Tekapo, boat is a Mission Eco Bezhig. The air temp was just above zero, water temp about the same, no wind, and I had the lake to myself both times. Awesome trip.

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My trip to the Cavalli islands, upper north island, NZ (www.relive.cc)
 

I recently did a trip to the Cavalli islands, at the far north of New Zealand, staying at Matauri Bay Campsite and doing day trips either from the site, or a short drive away. This is a summary of that trip, the links take you to a short video showing the path we took and a few photos from each trip.

In total, 122.8 km paddled and walked, about 1900KM driven, at 8.2l/100km, a bit over 24 hours on the road spread over two days. The Cavallis are a beautiful place, and I want to come back at a time when we have half a metre or so of swell to get into all the caves and passageways I couldn’t see this time. I did, however, see all the areas I was hoping to see, and overall the trip was great fun, and well worth the travel. Day 1, Rock gardening from Matauri bay west, 17.9 km https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDpNRpKLq Day 2, Outer Cavalli islands, 28.1 KM https://www.relive.cc/view/v36AGRY9KZv Day 3, Southern Cavalli islands, 22.4km https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE2nLm5GO Day 4, Pekapeka bay and the duke’s nose, 21.6km walked and paddled https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY37V5KJ6 Day 5, Motukawanui walk and snorkel, 14.2 km, not including swimming. https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7eZ8eVKq Day 6, northern cavalli islands, including a swim and snorkel, 18.6km https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOpDKPVwRO

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My Matauri bay trip. (lemmy.nz)
 

I wanted to do a brief summary of my trip to Matauri bay and the Cavalli islands, as well as have all the Relive videos in one place. In total, 122.8 km paddled and walked, about 1900KM driven, at 8.2l/100km, a bit over 24 hours on the road spread over two days. The Cavallis are a beautiful place, and I want to come back at a time when we have half a metre or so of swell to get into all the caves and passageways I couldn’t see this time.

I did, however, see all the areas I was hoping to see, and overall the trip was great fun, and well worth the travel.

Day 1, Rock gardening from Matauri bay west, 17.9 km https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqDpNRpKLq

Day 2, Outer Cavalli islands, 28.1 KM https://www.relive.cc/view/v36AGRY9KZv

Day 3, Southern Cavalli islands, 22.4km https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE2nLm5GO

Day 4, Pekapeka bay and the duke’s nose, 21.6km walked and paddled https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY37V5KJ6

Day 5, Motukawanui walk and snorkel, 14.2 km, not including swimming. https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7eZ8eVKq

Day 6, northern cavalli islands, including a swim and snorkel, 18.6km https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOpDKPVwRO

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Aotearoa daily korero 11/2/2024 (lemmy.nz)
 

Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!

Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!

Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.

So, how’s it going?

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Deep Cove to Gut hut, Secretary island. Kayaking Doubtful sound day 2 (youtu.be)
 

This is day two of Doubtful sound, paddling from Deep cove to Gut hut. One big goal we had with this trip was to circumnavigate Secretary island, and getting here put us in a good place to start exploring the outer reaches of Doubtful. It was a great start to the trip, with excellent weather as well.

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