At 2pm on 8 November, the team on board the Braveheart hauled up the anchor and began the journey home. They left Raoul Island with a dolphin escort on the bow.
RV Braveheart
Today the wind and swell intensified – gusting up to 50 knots – and although a few persisted with diving activities today, most took advantage of today as a time to catch up on jobs and reflect. I suspect for ► Read More…
Early this morning the inhabitants of the Braveheart woke to the rocking and rolling of the ocean, and the ship was forced to move from Boat Cove on the south east coast of Raoul Island. A nearby weather system developed ► Read More…
The 1st of November marked a few changes for the contingent aboard the Braveheart. It was someone’s wedding anniversary, the start of Mo-vember (see the photo from yesterday), we caught news of a favourable half time score in the World ► Read More…
Sometimes things don’t always turn out as you’d expect. The weather has been better than we could have possibly hoped for. There have been fewer sharks and more whales than in previous years. We’ve found algae where we expected coral, ► Read More…
The expedition has begun. Seventeen crew, scientists and documentary makers on board the RV Braveheart. Mountains of diving, sampling and camera equipment stowed below deck. Following a giant game of boat packing Tetris, the RV Braveheart departed Tauranga 18 October on ► Read More…
It’s our second first of January in two days and a great way to start the new year. On the flight from Auckland to Rarotonga we crossed the date line for another New Year’s Eve, then today we flew to ► Read More…
