It was great to get to know Tonga. We think it is the ideal destination for yachties. It must be fantastic to sail the different island groups with a big yacht. The number of yachts floating around Vava’u makes you think that more people are aware of this. The bonus is obviously the whale spotting […]
After a very quick 16 hour visit of Fiji (we’ve been there before, after all…) Fiji Airways flew us directly to the Vava’u group of islands in Tonga. Unfortunately, they did not put our bags on the same flight… something to do with weight restrictions and the inability to get fuel on Vava’u. Fortunately, we […]
When you travel the Pacific there is one name that keeps popping up: James Cook. The eighteenth century cartographer and captain in the British Royal Navy was the ultimate world traveler. During his expeditions across the Pacific he discovered, visited and named many islands. One of these islands reminded him of Scotland so he named […]
Sunday, late afternoon. I can see the ocean through the palm trees, some 15 metres away. On the water many tiny boats are coming and going, ferrying people from nearby islands and the other side of this island, Ghizo. Today another two tourists arrived, so if Ron is still here, the total is now five. […]
