Seaview Lodge Nuku'alofa

... life and the boys really found that they have a lot more than the ever expected. There were houses that were falling apart without electricity with whole famiies living in them. We got a taxi (which was a broken down deisel mitsibitsi van) and we travelled around Tonga all day with the same man, he took us to the "Blow holes" which went around the whole coast, we went to a ...

... emerald), seemingly the only game in town. Observations about Tonga.. everyone has a pig, everyone has about 4 dogs, most people have a rooster. Sunrises at 5 am. The roosters know this, the dogs and the pigs do not. The roosters wake the dogs the dogs feel ****** off and start fighting with each other and the pigs. Everyone wakes up and is grumpy, the locals then choose to do their gardening and have a bonfire of all the refuse in their ...

... Eua We both got up early this morning in the hope to see some whales. As it was Tonga time, a bit like Fiji time (nothing runs to time) we ended out on the boat about 11am. The water was quite rough so we started to the west of the Island and the boat just kept coming out of the water because of the waves and crashing back down, so we turned around and tried getting round thew island the other way, it was calm for about 20mins then It became rough. We then just ...

<By Jay> Malo e lelei !! Et voila, nos 10 jours aux Tonga se terminent. On aura fait tout ce qu'on avait prevu, plongee, snorkeling, glandouille, degustation de poisson et homard mais... la vache faut meriter son bifteck ici !! Arrives sur Tongatapu (l'ile principale, capitale), nous nous sommes rendu compte qu'il n'y avait pas trop de plages avec de beaux recifs de corail dans les parages, alors apres une coconut fraiche et une salade de poisson cru au Friends cafe pour ...

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.

... back to the ship we noticed many islanders waiting at bus stops. The tour guide explained that all the buses on the island have been allocated to P & O. Unfortunately; they will have to wait until the tours have finished. When we arrived back to the ship the weather was deteriating, there was the sound of thunder and it started to rain. Fortunately, we were in the cabin as the rain came down in torrents, almost flooding the balcony. We sailed ...

... colourfully before our eyes. We decided to take a leaf out of our Lonely Planet Guide and do the walking tour of Nuku'alofa. This route took us around the main landmarks and also off the beaten track to see the quaint Churches and surprisingly brightly adorned graveyards and we sneaked a peek at the off-limits Royal Tomb from the gates. We ventured past the King's Palace, which was unfortunately in the process of being renovated. The beauty of the ...

... and friendliest i have come across.. everyone comes up to shake hands and talk to you and say hello and all are so curious as to why we would come to Tonga. Alot of the capital Nuku'alofa had been burned down and destroyed in riots a few months back.. people rebelling against the government and king which have to much power over the people. Sunday it being a very religious day we went to the local church for the traditional Tongan Mass which was really interesting.. First ...

... 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 ...