September 30, 2012
Waka voyage arrives at French Polynesian island
Posted On September 30, 2012
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After 43 days at sea, Te Aurere and Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti have arrived at the southern French Polynesian Island of Tubuai.
The two double-hulled voyaging canoes are on their way to Rapanui-Easter Island in a bit to conquer the final leg of the Pacific triangle.
Adverse winds and storms means the waka were forced to keep to a more southerly route than planned, and didn't make landfall until Saturday.
The waka will spend about a week on the island before heading due east to the next stop at Mangareva in the Gambier Islands.