Dupincia Lodge Nuku'alofa

... n ku joku iso maalaistalo), hieno aallokko ja ilmeisesti kaikki nähtävyydet mitä saarella on. Katselkaa kuvista tarkemmin. Mut näin yhen päivän perusteella, ihan törkeen asiallinen mesta. Ainoo vaan et aika autiota oli joka paikassa ku kaikki oli kiinni ja jengi kirkossa, mitä saarelta löytyy useita. Myöskään överi pulleita ihmisiä ei nähty paljoo yhtään, vaikka kyl niitä kuulemma täältä löytyy ...

... helped celebrate with cake and whisky (a bad idea as we had been assuaging our hike induced thirst vigourously with beers). Birthday Boy Fou had come over to 'Eua from Tongatapu to celebrate, but was disappointed by the number of girls available. I never finished reading Metamorphosis, however I can assure you that Gregor Samsa is alive and well with a huge family of gargantuan cockroaches living un 'Eua. Andy and I both had a resident 4 ...

... around at a stately 60km/h, sticking out like even more of a sore thumb. The locals think it's highly amusing that anyone, let alone lil' ol me, would want to drive such a comedy object, so out in the villages literally everyone waves to me, or the young men pretend to trip me up. They may laugh, but I find it hard to care as it's just too cool here. The new king is about to be crowned in the next few days, so the island is in massive tidy-up ...

... for a while and we were given a hint of the full glory of the blues and greens. We walked back to our resort along the beach, pausing at Ha'atafu to relax in a lounger and listen to the waves. Dinner was grilled tuna (second night running), but the promise of a Tongan feast the next night gave the prospect of a bit of variety! Now all they need to do is vary their toastie fillings (and not add salad cream or honey to cheese toasties any more).

... presque dans la cabine de pilotage ! Pour finir notre sejour an Tonga, nous passons une journee sur une ile a cote de la capitale, et faisons la visite touristique de l'ile le lendemain avec Toni, un anglo-tongais qui vit ici depuis des lustres, bien sympatoche. En bonus track, on a teste le homard prepare a la chinoise a Tonga : bizarre mais plutot bon :). Pour resumer, les Tonga c'est... - le bordel, y'a rien qui marche dans ce pays !! - une de nos meilleures experiences de ...

... sensing that we were no major threat promptly invited us in and showed us around. The rest of the officers started emerging from their posts and bunks when they saw our silhouettes project onto the concrete harbour! We chatted to them for a while and then managed to get a few photographs that proved to the boys that we had succeeded in our mission! We jumped in the truck and drove down to the waterfront jetty where Alex took some photos of Nuku'alofa ...

... way back again to Hilltop Hotel in the beautiful Kingdom of Tonga! Now, arriving at the hotel was a slightly strange experience for me, as I was still a bit dazed by the whole journey here. Everyone (Bev, Eric, and my Dad...Ben and Ryan were in town) was sitting at the large table in the lobby when we pulled up in front. In my delerium, when something was mentioned about going snorkelling, I assumed that they ...

... miten hienoa! Sandy Beachin Tongalaiset puutarhuritkin olivat tänään palanneet työmaalle viikon pakkoloman jäljiltä. Boris sanoi, että olivat, vaan rötväilleet ja makailleet kaiket päivät, niin heidät oli lähetettävä viikoksi kotiin hiukan miettimään asioita :-) Täällä Tongalla on hyvin vaikea motivoida ihmisiä edes rahalla tekemään työtä kun ei sillä rahalla kuitenkaan kauheasti mitään tee ...

Whilst working in Fiji I had to go and work for a month in Tonga to look after some volunteers as Madventurer had projects there as well.

When I was leaving to go to Tonga I flew from Suva airport rather than Nadi which was nice as it was just a short 20 mins drive. When I arrived at the airport I checked in and after I checked in and got my ticket I soon realised that I had picked up the wrong passport. I picked up Mandy my co workers ...