The expedition team departed Los Angeles on July 12, arriving at Nadi
International Airport, Fiji on July 14. Transferring to the nearby port of
Lautoka, they board Nai’a for the 1,000-mile, 5-day voyage
to Nikumaroro. Archaeological operations on Niku will focus on the Seven
Site – the “castaways’ campsite” location we began
excavating in 2001. The goal there will be to determine whether objects or
remains are present which reveal the identity of the castaway(s) who died
there. On July 24 we’ll celebrate Amelia’s 110th birthday at
the very spot where she may have passed her 40th. Further excavations in
the abandoned village will look for more airplane parts in the same area
where artifacts were found by the 2003 team which we suspect are “heat
shields” from the Electra’s cabin. See the Niku
V Plan.
On August 4 the expedition will depart Niku for the 3-day, 600-mile trip
to Apia, Samoa where the team will board a commercial flight back to Fiji
and from there, home to the U.S., arriving back in Los Angeles on August
9.
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