Round the World Flight with HB-PON 2008/09

Date: 22 Jan 2009 09:12:00

Title: 32. VAVA' U ,TONGA - 21.1.2009 - 172NM - 1:17h

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32. VAVA' U ,TONGA - 21.1.2009 - 172NM - 1:17h

"18:34.9S 173:58.1W"

On our last Day Fua'Amotu we had the chance to experience a typical Tongan
party at a beach resort and watched a native Tongan dancing performance
in a natural cave

Next morning we both woke up at 05:00, and left the Heilala Lodge by shuttle at 06:00
for the airport in sunny weather after sunrise.

The closer we got to the airport, the more it was becoming cloudy
and it started raining again very intensively.

Ouff!

We checked the latest weather from the weather office for our journey
today and HB-PON took off in rain showers to Vava'U in the north
of the Tongan Island chain.

Half an hour in clouds and heavy rain, we broke out into blue skies at 9'000
feet.

>From this point on, the continuation of this relatively short flight was again
very nice, and we saw a lot of magnificent coral reefs and palm covered islets
heading north.

Approaching Vava'U in the north of the Tongans Island Chain

Indeed post card subjects.

Vava'U is the only place we could fuel up our tanks with Avgas for the
continuation of our next long lonely flight over nothing but water.

Keep tuned!

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Diary Entries

2009
- Jul 2009
- Jun 2009
  - Tue 30 Jun
    - 54. Clermont Co (I69) to Dayton Wright Brothers (KMGY) 30.06.2009 - 21NM - 0:21 Hrs.
    - 53. Cincinnati - Ohio (KTYS) to Clermont Co (I69) 30.06.2009 - 21NM - 0:08 Hrs.
  - Mon 29 Jun
    - 52. Bartow - Florida, KBOW - Cincinnati - Ohio KTYS 29.06.2009 - 712NM - 5:33 Hrs.
- May 2009
  - Tue 05 May
    - 51. Hawk's Nest on Cat Island, Bahamas (MYCH). - Bartow Florida - 4.5. 2009, 560NM, 4:30 Hrs of flight
  - Sun 03 May
    - 50. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (MDPC) - Hawk's Nest on Cat Island, Bahamas (MYCH). 3.5. 2009, 580NM, 4:30 Hrs. flight
- Apr 2009
- Feb 2009
  - Tue 03 Feb
    - 36 TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA - End of Stage 2
- Jan 2009
  - Fri 30 Jan
    - 35. Aitutaki, Cook Islands to TAHITI, FRENCH POLINESIA, NTAA, FAAA - 28.1.2009 - 584NM - 3:56
  - Wed 28 Jan
    - 34. Rarotonga, Cook Islands to AITUTAKI ISLAND,NCAI - 26.1.2009 - 142 NM - 1:10
  - Sun 25 Jan
    - 33. RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS), NCRG - 22/26.1.2009 - 814 NM - 5:56h
  - Thu 22 Jan
    - 32. VAVA' U ,TONGA - 21.1.2009 - 172NM - 1:17h
  - Wed 21 Jan
    - 31. An Invitation for a Day trip to Vava'u with the King's Beech 18
    - 30. FUA' AMOTU, TONGA, NFTF - 19.1.2009 - 468NM - 3:35 ,
  - Tue 20 Jan
    - 30. FUA' AMOTU, TONGA, NFTF - 19.1.2009 - 468NM - 3:35 ,
  - Sun 18 Jan
    - 29. Port Vila to NADI, FIJDI , NFFN -18.1. 2009 - 522NM - 3:31
  - Sat 17 Jan
    - 28 PORT VILA, VANUATU,NVVV - 16/17.1.2009 - 285NM - 2:54
  - Thu 15 Jan
    - 27 NUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, NWWW - 14/16.1.2009 - 431NM - 3:14
  - Mon 12 Jan
    - 26 NORFOLK ISLAND, YYSNF - 12 /14 .1.2009 - 431NM- 3:14
  - Thu 08 Jan
  - Tue 06 Jan
    - 22. Ballina,YBNA - 6.1.2009 - 50NM - 0:21
2008
- Jul 2008
  - Wed 23 Jul
    - 21. MURWILLUMBAH, YMUR, (NSW) - 23.07.08 - 315NM - 2:54
    - 20. WARNERVALE, YWVA, (Sydney) - 23.07.08 - 325NM - 2:36
  - Sat 19 Jul
    - 19. DENNILIQUIN, YDLQ, (NSW) - 313NM - 2:00
  - Wed 16 Jul
    - 18. ADELAIDE, YPPF, (Australia) - 16.07.08 - 398NM - 2:50
  - Tue 15 Jul
    - 17. COOBER PEDY, YCBP, (Australia) - 15.07.08 - 2:08
  - Mon 14 Jul
    - 16. AYERS ROCK, YAYE, (Australia) - 14.07.08 - 17:35 - 370NM - 2:10
  - Fri 11 Jul
    - 15. ALICE SPRINGS, YBAS, (Australia) - 11.07.08 - 676NM - 5:36
  - Thu 10 Jul
    - 14. BROOME, YCIN, (Australia) - 10.07.08- 676NM - 5:30
  - Mon 07 Jul
    - 13 BALI, WAAD, (Indonesia) - 6.07.08 - 570NM - 5:36
  - Fri 04 Jul
    - 12. CHRISTMAS ISLAND; YPXM, (Australia) - 720NM - 4:15
  - Thu 03 Jul
    - 11. SELETAR, WSSL, (Singapore) -3.07.08 - 521NM - 4:15
- Jun 2008
  - Sun 29 Jun
    - 10. PHUKET, VTSP, (Thailand) - 29.06.08 - 1097NM - 9:02
  - Sat 28 Jun
    - 9. COLOMBO, VCBI, (Sri Lanka) - 419NM - 3:10
  - Wed 25 Jun
    - 8. MALE, VRMM, (Maldives) - 25.06.08 - 1461NM - 10:54
  - Tue 24 Jun
    - 7. MUSCAT, OOMS, (Oman) - 24.06.08 - 188NM - 1:35
  - Sun 22 Jun
    - 6. DUBAY, OMDB, (U.A.E.) - 22.06.08 - 1226NM - 9:19
  - Fri 20 Jun
    - 5. LUXOR, HELX, (Egypt) - 20.06.08 -1237NM -10:02
  - Thu 19 Jun
- Mar 2008
  - Thu 06 Mar
    - The Aircraft HB-PON
    - Round the World Flight HB-PON , 2008 / 2009
2006
- Aug 2006
- Jul 2006
- May 2006
  - Sat 20 May
    - Part I. Xugana Lodge via Maun, Botswana to Lanseria Johannesburg in South Africa
  - Fri 19 May
    - Part I. Qway River Lodge to Xugana Lodge, Botswana,
  - Thu 18 May
    - Part I. Viczoria Falls, Zimbabwe via Kasane to the Quay River Lodge, Botswana
  - Tue 16 May
    - Part I. Makokolo Lodge, Malawi to Viczoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  - Fri 12 May
    - Part I. Kilimanjaro, Tansania via Lilongwe to Makokolo Lodge, Malawi
  - Wed 10 May
    - Part I. Malindi, Kenya to Kilimanjaro, Tansania
  - Mon 08 May
    - Part I. Djibouti to Malindi, Kenya
  - Sun 07 May
    - Part I. Khartoum, Sudan to Djibouti. - What a unexpected Surprise!
    - Continuing alone for the rest of the Trip
  - Fri 05 May
    - Part I. Heraklion, Greece to Luxor,Egypt
  - Wed 03 May
    - Part I. Brindisi, Italy to Heraklion, Greece
  - Tue 02 May
    - Part I. Geneva to Brindisi, Italy
  - Mon 01 May
    - A Dream of Africa
- Apr 2006
  - Tue 25 Apr
    - A Dream of Africa. The preparations....
2005
- Dec 2005
  - Mon 26 Dec
    - Rolf Frieden shares here his emotions:
  - Sun 04 Dec
    - The legendary Pioneers
  - Fri 02 Dec
    - The flight back home (Murcia, Spain via Geneva to La Côte, Switzerland)
  - Thu 01 Dec
    - The flight back home (Lanzerote Canary Islands to Murcia, Spain)
- Nov 2005
  - Wed 30 Nov
    - The flight back home (St Louis, Senegal to Lanzerote Canary Islands)
  - Tue 29 Nov
    - The flight back home (Dakar to St Louis, Senegal)
  - Sun 27 Nov
    - The flight back home (Recife, Brazil to Dakar, Senegal)
  - Sat 26 Nov
    - The flight back home ( Belem, Brazil to Recife)
  - Wed 23 Nov
    - The flight back home ( Cayenne, French Guayana to Belem, Brazil)
  - Tue 22 Nov
    - The flight back home (Tobago via Trinidad to Cayenne, French Guayana)
  - Mon 21 Nov
    - The flight back home (San Marteen Island to Tobago)
  - Sun 20 Nov
    - The flight back home (Punta Cana, Dominican Republic to San Marteen Island)
  - Thu 17 Nov
    - The flight back home ( Hawks Nest on Cat Island, Bahamas to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic)
  - Wed 16 Nov
    - The flight back home (Panama City, Florida via Freeport, Grand Bahama to Hawks Nest on Cat Island, Bahamas)
  - Tue 15 Nov
    - The flight back home (North Plate, Nebraska to Panama City, Florida)
  - Mon 14 Nov
    - The flight back home (Las Vegas, Nevada to North Plate, Nebraska)
  - Sun 13 Nov
    - The flight back to Switzerland (Tulare, California to Las Vegas ,Nevada)
  - Sat 12 Nov
    - Stage 2. The flight back to Europe (Tulare, to Palo Alto California)
  - Thu 10 Nov
    - Beginning of Stage 2. Preparing for the return flight (Tulare, to Palo Alto California)
- Aug 2005