Rakiura met me at the ferry as promised and made me comfortable. Dry quickly. He is a young man with a great love of his home and his island. I very much enjoyed talking to him about how to manage life in such a remote place. The location was perfect for me since I came to see plants and wildlife which grow nowhere else on earth. Easy hikes to do that were right outside the door. AND I got to handfeed Kakas!!! Truly a once in a lifetime experience!