Ōraka-Aparima Waka Ama in conjunction with Kāhungunu waka ama whānau and Te Piritahi a Rua waka ama gathered on good Friday to support Nic Low (Ōraka-Aparima) and whānau on their epic journey from Anita Bay to Te Wae Wae Bay.
Our Ōraka-Aparima waka and Kāhungunu waka were strapped together to form a w12 canoe. Our waka whānau paddled 29km on Lake Te Anau on Good Friday and 35km on Lake Manapouri on the Saturday. We were very fortunate with amazing weather both days.
Special thanks to the whānau involved in this journey, especially the crew from our awesome support vessel following us all the way (Rewi Davis), Kāhungunu whānau for lending us their canoe (Bernie Kane), and all the other special people who made this happen. Looking forward to the next journey.
Waka Ama team on the lake.
The team lakeside.