My Story!

Hello all! Welcome to my travel blog for the summer of 2011. My name is Tanner Garcia, and I work with my family aboard our boat, the 165 foot Research Vessel Aquila. This summer we are traveling the Pacific as part of the Pacific Islands Restoration Project, a multinational effort to rid a number of islands of invasive rat species. This summer we will also be the worlds smallest aircraft carrier (ha!) with a full air wing consisting of two Bell Jetranger helicopters and four remote-control models our chief engineer brought along! For those that aren't familiar with the process, the main method we are using for the eradication is arial broadcast of poisoned bait pellets. Where needed, the helicopters will also be supported by hand broadcast teams on the ground. So that's what is goin' down, but where?? The baiting islands are Palmyra Atoll, the Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, and Henderson Island. The Aquila and our family are based out of Seattle, Washington. All of the major prep of the boat happened in Seattle, but the major resupply ports for us are: Honolulu Hawaii, Apia Samoa, and Mangareva in French Polynesia. This is the condensed version of our summer, for all the juicy details, keep reading!! Adios!
-Tanner

Sunday, June 12, 2011

YeeeeeeeHawwwwww!!!

Today.... Today was a great day. As we were building the second dock, we decided to cool off a bit. But why just jump in and swim?? naaaaa... lets get the Crane Swing going!! yeeaaaaaa buddy! 40 foot boom crane, stretched out with about 80 feet of cable... thats a good time! After a few jumps though we got kinda bored... So out comes the wakeboard! I swam the board to the back of the boat with the crane hook in the other hand then when I was ready we spooled the winch up at full speed and I just went ripping across the water!! It was pretty incredible! I'm not sure if we got anything of me on the board, but theres some great pictures to come of me on the swing! stay tuned!
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