Even today, many Cook Islanders still use their outrigger canoes
for fishing (above). But there is only space for one person
in the single hull. |
More fishermen
can fit in a row boat (right), but it takes courage and good
muscles to go out fishing in rough, deep seas.
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Many a family have put money together to buy aluminium boats
with an outboard motor. But even, if there is a proper small
fishing boat, going out to sea trying to catch your daily
food is still an adventure!
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MISS
VILA
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Many
visitors to our shores dream of fishing in South Pacific waters
just once in their lives.
Miss Vila Fishing
Tour
will provide you with the unforgettable
adventure that you hope for.
Miss Vila is a twenty-foot Steeline
Wavemaster 6 with a powerful
90-hp engine. Well equipped with safety gear such as
life vests and radio the elegant boat will carry you
through incredibly blue waters to find the fish you want to
catch.
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Toko Kea, Miss Vila's proud owner and captain, will
instruct you how to use Miss Vila's fishing equipment.
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But
be careful what you wish for,
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God
may grant your wish...
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Miss
Vila Fishing Tour can accommodate
a maximum of three passengers and will take
approximately 3 hours. You will get a taste of Atiu BBQ from
your catch or can keep it to prepare it yourself. The tour
costs NZ$ 100.00 per person.
Book through your accommodator, directly ringing +682 33040
or by e-mail.
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| Atiu
is an enchanting island seen from the inside. Seeing it from
the outside adds an interesting
perspective you will fondly remember. For motive hunting take
along your camera and plenty of film, memory sticks or video
cassettes, well-charged batteries and binoculars, when you go
on photo SEAFARI on
board Miss Vila. |
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Leaving the
harbour (below), your captain Toko Kea will show you Atiu and
her historical landing sites as the islanders' forefathers,
Captain James Cook or the first missionaries saw them many centuries
ago. |
 
Left:Enuamanu
I, Atiu's voyaging canoe at the 1992 South Pacific Culture
Festival, tivaevae by Di Nicholson
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Some visitors
who came by sea stayed, others left again on their voyaging
canoes, sailing ships or motor vessels Remains of the MS Edna
(left) or the sketch of the sinking Aroanui (below) remind
of the less fortunate ones.
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Atiu
Harbour
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You will see the island's geological formation: The raised
fossilised coral reef and the new reef that grew out into
the sea (above).
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For our islanders,
the reef is a rich source of good food and at low tide you
will see people on the reef collecting it (below).
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You may recognise
the beaches (here: Taungaroro Beach) on which you spent quality
time just yesterday. |
| Miss
Vila can take a maximum of five passengers
and a minimum of two passengers is required. The SEAFARI
costs NZ$ 50.00 per person and will take approximately two hours.
You can book through your host on Atiu, ringing (+682) 33040
or by e-mail. |
