Tonga, Vava'u
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Sun 27 Sep 2009 00:48
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18.41.917 S 173.55.717 W
It has been a busy time being a tourist. Whilst we
were in Nieafu we hired a taxi to take us around the island, there was not that
much to see, but it was still interesting to see how people live here. It is so
different from French Polynesia, where the French government provides a lot of
aid, here where they do not get that much aid. We went to a Tongan feast on
Saturday evening with lots of local food, no plates or tools, just banana
leaves,etc, it was delicious.
We left on Tuesday to go out to some of the
fabulous anchorages. The first one was Port Morello (anchorage nr 7), a small
bay with blue water and white beach. We visited a big cave by dinghy and did
some snorkeling as well as beach combing. We have collected many shells in all
shapes and sizes. We also had a bbq on the beach with the crew of some other
boats. After two days we left for Tapana, had a really good sail (we have not
done any tacking like that for quite a while). Another stunning place where we
met up with friends. We had a great meal and entertainment at La Paella
restaurant. We are now anchored off Kenutu island with just one other boat.
Great snorkeling in very clear blue water, shelling on the beaches and another
cave. We had a bbq on the beach with the crew of Crazy Diamond and
enjoyed fish kebabs made with the marlin steaks we were given by the skipper of
Celandine.
We will visit another couple of anchorages on our
way back to Nieafu.
 
Tongan Feast on banana leaves
BBQ on the beach with
friends
La Paella restaurant, including a goat as part of the
entertainment
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