Tonga buggie tour

Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Mon 2 Jul 2012 02:28
Monday 2nd July
 
Hired beach buggies in the afternoon to do a small island tour.  We originally hired 5,which was reduced to 4 when one wouldn’t start.  Annie and I shared, Annie driving first. Our buggie pulled to the right so you constantly had to fight the wheel to bring back to the left.  You would not believe some of the ruts that Annie had to negotiate –well done Annie.  I just had pot holes and then drove like I used to the minibuses –just keep moving and try to dodge as many holes as possible.  Those you don’t, go straight over.  I didn’t burn out the clutch, have a puncture or trash a front wheel, so my driving must have improved.
 
Waiting for buggie to be fixed.
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About 30 mins later Keith’s buggie lost it’s chain and Stephen’s developed a flat battery.  Annie and I waiting in the heat of the Sun for repairs to be done.
 
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View from the north part of Vava’u. Coral heads and beach to the bottom of the picture.
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Something is over there or even there...
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Taro on the LHS.
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A sample of the terrain we negotiated.  This was nothing compared to some of the angles we were at.
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