Maka Paradiso Bed & Breakfast Nuku'alofa

... laughing. Poor Cammy wanted to build another sand castle but......... batteries went flat..... needed to recharge, so he didn't. We laughed when we found out that when your family dog gets too old, dog stew! beats paying for Vet eh

well off to Vava'u tomorrow, Neaty and the guys are doing their own thing and I will be doing my Cert dive!

till tomorrow Night

J5

... The thick smoke blows into your room through the mesh windows (without curtains) along with the blistering tropical sunbeams. And heh presto, who needs an alarm clock. Monday we had to sort out our onward journey, so despite the best information the Lonely Planet had to offer we knew that the two airlines they recommend no longer existed and that Airlines Tonga would be our carrier of choice (if not necessity) so along to Teta tours ...

... take a money transfer when I get back to New Zealand, he adds $20 onto my bill but at least I'll get to the airport on time; I give thanks that the people here are so trusting and unstung by tourism so far. The plane away is only delayed by an hour (not bad), and we are nearing New Zealand when there is a bright flash. The plane shakes and bangs, we've just been struck by lightening. The lights stay on and everything seems ok; the pilot announces that no ...

... mettre en jambe, nous avons reserve le bateau pour Ha'apai (un autre groupe d'iles) pour le lendemain, et l'avion pour le retour depuis ces iles. Ensuite, en route vers chez notre hote couchsurfing, Enrique et sa maison bordel++ !! Enrique ayant un diner de prevu avec des amis a lui (en fait il fait a manger chez les autres pour pas faire la vaisselle), on va se faire un petit resto bien sympa, sushis, huitres grillees, paves de poisson et fruits de mer, decidement ca ...

Our primary mission in Tonga was to coordinate the renovation of an existing Community Center which was built by the U.S. Army a few years earlier. Once we were in country, we were approached by several community leaders and government officials who asked for our support in developing other proposed projects on the island.

... taas tuntuu turhan kalliilta nettimatkalta. Tonin paikassa siis oli puolensa, silla han tai joku hanen henkilokunnastaan kyyditsi puoli-ilmaiseksi, mihin tahansa tarvitsi menna. Esim. kyyti kaupunkiin 0,4 euroa. Tonilla oli myos lammin suihku ja nettiyhteys :) Ei kuitenkaan upeaa hiekkarantaa aivan vieressa. Ensi kerralla tanne tullaan siis syyskuussa, toivottavasti paremmalla saaonnella. Laheinen Euan saari olisi ollut kiva nahda. Muuten paasaari, Tongatapu ...

... went out of his way for us on our first night, however, it wasn't long before we found out that this generosity was characteristic of people we met in the Friendly Isles. Thursday, 22nd November Squashed banana and peanut butter sandwiches became our regular breakfast snack, with a cup of tea to wash it down with, of course!!! We made our way down the road to Talamahu Market and had a look at some of the local crafts and the lavish fresh fruit and veg ...

... mention the temp is about 30 degrees..sweet Everything in Tonga operates on Tonga time..or island time...which we all got well into..my phone had no signal for the 10 days so i left it off and i had no watch with me and wasnt near a computer or the internet the whole time.. so it was totally stress free and away from everything. Not a great many tourists go to Tonga and you really stand out being a Pallangi.. (White person)... the people in Tonga have to be the most ...

... out to be the Vava'u gay society's drag show, or mincing swerver show if your scottish. Quite amusing in a way, but all got a bit weird in the end, and had to make a sharp exit, after they had all had a bit too much beer. Plus someone stole my shoes from right under my nose. Not impressed with that at all, but i guess Im used to it in a way. The next afternoon we left for Niue.

... jälkeen lepäiltiin hetkinen, jonka jälkeen päätettiin lähteä synnin tielle ja suorittaa kolmas yritys autiolle saarelle. Kolmas kerta toden sanoo ja nyt mennään eikä meinata! Edelleen oli melkoinen virtaus saarten välissä, mutta nyt alkoi nyppäisemään jo siihen malliin, että päätettiin mennä läpi, vaikka sitten Fidzille asti! Haettiin vauhtia hiukan kauempaa ja siitä, vaan komeasti virrasta läpi. Pikkuisen kanootti hyppi ...