Vaka Entrance

The vaka entering the harbor. You can see the huge steering oars that they have to use. I watch a documentary on the boat, looks like it takes a lot of muscle to keep that boat moving out there. You can also see that they lowered the sails to enter the harbor, one of the reasons I think seeing it sailing was so cool.

Vaka Returns

August 19th 2008
Alright so this was pretty sweet. About a week or two before I came out here a vaka (meaning canoe) went on a voyage to Samoa. The boat is a huge catamaran of traditional design made in the 90’s. There’s a website with info about it that I’ll try and find later. It’s been on the trip back for about 2 weeks now, with a stop in Niue (sp?) for repairs. Today it arrived. Dave told me at ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The e... ... read more

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