Uonukuhahaki Island
This trip has certainly provided us with many unusual opportunities – like being able to say, as K recently did, “Hey, for lunch - let’s…
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Among the Tongans
We hadn’t planned on going to Lofanga, but after three hours of bashing upwind into the 25-knot breeze and short-chop seas (and covering only 10…
Sunday Dinner
Kauniata invited us to dinner and church on Sunday. She wanted us there at 0800 for a Tongan cooking lesson before church at 1000. Turns…
To Matuku Island
A change in the weather prompted us to leave our idyllic reef at Meama and seek a bit more shelter from the building east-southeast winds. …
Ha’apai (and we know it)
The Ha’apai Group has climbed within the top three best stops on our Pacific route. We can sort of understand why Fletcher Christian gave Bligh…
Some Tongan Whales
We had a fine overnight sail from Luahiapo island in Vava’u down to the Ha’apai group of islands, 60 nm to the south. As we…
Kenutu Island, Vava’u Group, Tonga
From K’s first glance at the Tonga charts, Kenutu was on the short list of anchorages to visit. It lies on the far east side…
Return to Neiafu
All too soon, our time with David and Marian was over, and we returned them to Neiafu to catch their flight. We were feeling a…
A Quiet Anchorage
The visiting crew was taking a break from their incredibly hectic professional and family lives so we thought it would be fun to show them…
Dive Day
Diving from a private yacht is not easy in the Pacific. There is a natural tension between dive operators who make their living on healthy…