Sandy Boyz Motel Nuku'alofa

... but only 40 are inhabited and they also receive a lot of assistance from New Zealand and Australia. The bus we went on was slightly better than that in Apia, it was upholstered and did have windows but the air conditioning didn't work very well and there wasn't a lot of room. The guide was very nice but we had to ask her questions - we had been told that tourism is quite new to them and they were still ...

... the lonely planet and decided to do the walk in there. We saw the British ambassadors house (was), the royal tombs, The Royal Palace, some impressive churches. At the Palace a Karva ceremony was taking place due to the Kings brothers birthday. The grounds were full of nobles and dead pigs! After walking around for a while we decided to sit on the grass outside the prime ministers house and have lunch. We saw a police escort so we knew the king was in town, he was ...

... Pigs in graveyards (which are everywhere and garishly decorated), pigs in the sea, in peoples' gardens, on the road, at the docks. Frikkin' brilliant. I saw my first flying fox yesterday morning too woohoooo. Yesterday and today I'm getting a bit of cultural variation thanks to the americans and their enormous training ship The Golden Bear being in the harbour for a few days. Wayne and Zach were strolling along my non-surf beach and then ...

... Eua. Tons of vegetables and other staples were being loaded right alongside all the luggage. They also managed to store 1 forklift and 2 cars down below. Once all the goods were on board it was time to climb aboard. Several people were waving last minute tearful fairwells to their families. (Made us kind of wonder if sometimes people didn't come back!) Many of the Tongans slept on the luggage, in the aisleways and any other ...

... Pat presented us with a farewell card and a gift consisting of two Aurora mugs that we could use in our Campervan. We very appreciated their kind thoughts and generosity and will think of them when we are having a brew in New Zealand. From Andersons we steadily walked to the restaurant were a trio called Inspiration were playing. The female vocalist was particular good and everyone was impressed with our choice of venue. The wine flowed, the meal ...

... katsomassa muun mu*************ja, jotka ovat rantakallioissa olevia onkaloita, joista purskahtaa vetta geysirin tapaan, kun aallot iskevat kallioihin. Koska sade oli hellittanyt, kavimme myos uimassa yhdella upeista rannoista saaren etelapuolella. Tunnelma taalla on oikein hauska. Kaduilla juoksentelee koiria, kanoja ja possuja. Ihmiset ovat todella ystavallisia ja tervehtivat ohikulkiessaan. Eivat kaikki tongalaiset muuten ole lainkaan niin isokokoisia kuin mielikuvissamme :) -Tommi

... drove down dirt tracks leading to plantations and plots of land that had been historically sectioned off by the King and he also took us to see the King's herd of hundreds of Egyptian cattle. We had to turn a blind eye to the fact that Lenny did not have a tax disc anywhere to be seen... it was a little hairy when we got pulled over by the police, however somehow he managed to talk himself out of it!! We arrived at the Blow Holes of Houma and Lenny drove ...

Flew in to Nikolofo. Had to spend the night there before flying up to Vava'u. Nikolofo is a HOLE. Not helped by the fact that the locals rioted and burned down a nuber of buildings, 6 months ago. Didn't see anything else it was dark and flew out at 5am. Except of course the room I stayed in which is probably the worst I have ever seen. Finally arrived in Vava'u. Very pretty place ...

... pariskunnan kanssa ja kovasti kutsuivat meitä Lontooseen visiitille. Saatiin osoitteet, puhelinnumerot, sähköpostit ja kaikki, joten kuka tietää vaikka päräytettäisiin vielä sinnekin? Oli muuten neljäs kerta hummeria viikon sisään, joten alkaapi riittämään :-) Huomenna olisi tarkoitus saada jonkinlainen venekyyti autiolle Uolevan saarelle ja viettää siellä koko päivä. Saapa nähdä mitä tästä tulee?

... played much before and I opened the bowling and on my first bowl it was a bit of a bouncer and it caught the opening batsman right in the face and broke his nose, a good start to the game by me! Blood was everywhere all over the wicket and we did not have any helmets to protect their face. We ended up losing by quite a margin and I found the whole event a bit dull especially sitting out in the field waiting the ball to come to me, again give ...