Where the day begins

Trip Start Sep 15, 2007
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Trip End Oct 10, 2007


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Saturday, October 6, 2007

Since Tonga is practically on top of the dateline, the people in this country are the first to see the sun rise on the new day! I would have liked to stay in Vava'u longer, but due to flight schedules I had to get here a couple of days before my international flight out. I did an island tour one day. According to the guide, this is the only multiheaded palm tree in the world, it apparently proves that I was indeed in Tonga.

01 Multi-headed palm tree
01 Multi-headed palm tree
 02 Blowholes
02 Blowholes
 03 Blowholes
03 Blowholes

The coastline is dramatically beautiful here with waves crashing into rocks creating blowholes, high cliffs, and white sandy beaches.

04 Beach
04 Beach
 05 Coastline
05 Coastline
06 Beautiful beach
06 Beautiful beach

I got to see a cool beach cave at one spot. They aren't really sure what the original use of this trilithon was. Some say it was a gate to the kings house years ago, others think it is some sort of Stonehenge type calendar thing. Cool looking thing anyway! After the island tour I spent my last day here hanging on a beach.

07 Beach cave
07 Beach cave
 08 Trilithon
08 Trilithon
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