Auckland to Easter Island - the Cook's Tale  
Mon 26th March – Tues 1st May 2007

Every Picture tells a story ..
Cook Ali G's photo diary across the Southern Ocean:

Preparations

The Food Arrives – 3 tonnes of dried & frozen food  And is packed away & secured (Yes – much of it under beds and floorboards)

Departure

Sailing Along

The rough... above :View from the galley (lovely roll. Ideal for cooking!!) With the smooth

Day to Day Life

Navigating   Making new BaggyWrinkles, Cleaning Maintenance, Rig Checks, Running Repairs   Preparing the Weather Reports Wildlife Watching (Albatross, Whales)   ..and getting haircuts Capt Jim’s Weekly Auction (if you leave your stuff lying about – you need to buy it back) Anzac Day – Dawn Commemoration And an AMAZING ½ hour where we swam in the Pacific Ocean. The water was BLUE, warm, clear and 3km deep.

Catering

The Veggie Net & Locker (and yes it takes 4 to access the locker in the Southern Ocean) We finally caught a fish.   Sushi.. Yum!   Breakfast, Smoko, Lunch, Smoko, Dinner. For 30. For 38 DAYS!!!!!!

 

Entertaining Ourselves

Fancy Dress Parties…Galore!   Relaxing..   The Half Way Party – with Cake, Punch & a Variety Show (including the Cooks’ Pan Dance) The Murder Game – 29 dead – But Who Was The Murderer?

Are We Nearly There Yet?

Day 1 39°42’S 177°16’W (crossed the dateline) Day 14 46°38’S 160°58’W Day 21 45°56’S 141°32’W Day 28 36°35’S 128°42’W Day 35 (Shouldn’t we be there already?) 29°50’S 115°10’W Day 38 05:51 The anchor is let go

READ Siv's Voyage Log of the trip

See VIDEO of this voyage here

Soren Larsen will be visiting these destinations again in 2008