Almost 2 weeks ago now ABNB had uploaded the new photos on the website listing and in to the brochure.
The link is right here!
It is exciting to see her as others will see her for the first time. And it is also sad to be letting her go.
Back when we first bought the boat, she was called Mistress. And for those of you who know me, you will understand why that had to change...
We thought long and hard about what to name 'our' boat. The name had to be meaningful and respectful, it had to speak to our being from Aotearoa New Zealand - although we weren't yet in the habit of using the Māori name for our country, we have always had a strong emotional connection to the cultural heritage of this land. The connection is visceral and compelling. And so a name that honoured that was important to us.
We knew that we would be making memories on the boat, with family, with old friends and with new friends, and as it turned out, with the hundreds of dogs we spoke to whose owners smiled, beamed and chatted because we told their dogs they were good dogs, beautiful dogs.
We explored the beautiful English countryside, and one of the treasured memories for me is how being the lockwheeler turned David into a much more social being, much more of an initiator of interacting with strangers - he had so many conversations with a huge range of people, and that has spilled over into his non-boating life too. It's lovely.
So the name Waka Huia, which translates as Treasure Box, was and remains apposite.
We trust that the people who decide to buy her have wonderful times on board, and make special memories for their future.
If you would like to buy a lovely boat, if you have friends or family who would love to own nb Waka Huia, get yourselves or them to go and see her.
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