In one double canoe they were now ready to establish that culture on a distant island.

At that moment a double canoe, which had brought out a handsome gift of pigs from some chief ashore, cast off from the ship.

Rising and falling on the gentle swell outside the reef, I saw the double canoe - a moving shadow on the waters.

We stood on the beach, watching the double canoe fade into the night.

The residents appeared to be temporary, evidenced by the lack of a chief and the possession of double canoes (used for inter-island travel).

A double canoe," he remarked, "such as the Friendly Islanders build.

The rates are $8.15 a day for a double canoe, and $4.15 for a single.

There were about 700 to 800 of them in 23 double canoes and 45 single canoes.

Also, for me he brought a tiny, double canoe with fishing apparatus complete.

The big double canoe was left on the beech, and we went in the launch.