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A view of the very rugged coastline that surrounds Raoul Island, the largest Island in the Kermadec group.

Rocks and tall cliffs were our first view of the Kermadecs.

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This was to be our operating "shack" for the time we were on the Kermadecs.  You can just make out some of the antennas in the background.
This was to be our transport from the boat to dry land.  The trick was to time the swell correctly or get wet.

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For an excellent and up-to-date link site to the Kermadec Islands, check out the ZL1RS site of his recent DX-Pedition.