I'm always up before the birds and the kids.

Good thing Costa Express is always up too.

Early starts are easier with great coffee.

And if I grab one for Bob, I might even get some decent company.

Large cappuccino for the bloc who's half asleep.

Oh, you legend.

Now that's a proper coffee.

Should kick in Justin Samfut, remember which end of the screwdriver to use.

Hmm.

Costa Express, quality coffee every time.

Hello everyone.

Welcome to today's episode of the ancients, and I'm delighted to say that we are venturing to the Pacific Ocean, to the incredible archipelago of islands that is Hawaii today.

I love it when we cover once in a while the story of the Polynesians and how they settled these isolated groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean, the world's largest ocean. It is an

incredible story and this episode did not disappoint. Our guest is Dr Patrick Kirch. He dialed in

from Hawaii. So the time difference between us was pretty insane. It was the late afternoon

for myself in our office in London and I had a beer right next to me. It was the late afternoon for myself in our office in London and I had a beer

right next to me. It was the early morning for Patrick in Hawaii, but really glad who made it

work. Patrick is a leading expert on the archaeology of Hawaii and he did not let us down.

This was fantastic. Let's go.

Thank you. and he did not let us down. This was fantastic. Let's go. 1,000 years ago, humans reached one of the most isolated archipelagos in the world.

Today it is a famous tourist destination, renowned for its beautiful beaches, its Aloha spirit, rainforests, volcanoes, cuisine, surfing,

and of course, if you know your World War II history, the Japanese attack on

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