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Sunset Tonga

We watched this beautiful sunset from Tahina while anchored off the island of Nukunamo (mosquito island) in the Ha’apai group of islands in the Kingdom of Tonga. This was in October of 2010. The cone-shaped “mountain” is a volcano on … Continue reading

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Tonga Whale Watching Trip Photos

In reviewing our photos archives, I realized yesterday that we never posted a photo album of our awesome whale watching experience in Tonga (way back in September of 2010). This is the one where we got to swim with the … Continue reading

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GPS Tracks of Ha’apai Islands in Tonga

Looking through my list of unfinished tasks, I discovered the map of our two week visit to the Ha’apai group of islands in Tonga had never been completed. Our visit started with a stormy passage from Vava’u, you can click … Continue reading

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New 360 Panoramas from Vava’u Tonga

You may have noticed the lack of 360 panoramas for Vava’u. However, that doesn’t mean there weren’t some taken. During our kart tour of the main island, called Utu Vava’u, we took two panoramas. One on a scenic stop at … Continue reading

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Southern Ha’apai 360 Panoramas

I’m very pleased to be able to share two new 360 panoramas from the southern islands of Ha’apai in Tonga. These are special photos that let you view in all directions (including straight up and down, and all around). It’s … Continue reading

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Southern Ha’apai Island Photos

The last week in Ha’apai gave us the opportunity to visit some really beautiful islands. Since we’ve made a weather stop in a location where they have Internet, I’ve managed to upload a very select few photos of the sights … Continue reading

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Last Days in Vava’u

We spent this week trying to take care of boating tasks and squeezing in some last minute sightseeing in Vava’u. The big sightseeing day was the day we did the Kart Tour. These 2-person souped-up go-karts were a fun way … Continue reading

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