by GWTAdmin | Nov 13, 2015 | gluten free cooking, gluten free provisioning, Nieafu TONGA, recipe
Gluten-free bean thread salad ingredients, all purchased inVava’u’s fabulous produce market in Neiafu, Tonga.Still underway from Tonga to New Zealand. Hang in there — we’ll arrive soon with lots more posts coming up.Meanwhile check out... by GWTAdmin | Oct 10, 2015 | adventures ashore, cruising life cruising destinations, meeting locals, Nieafu TONGA, polynesian culture, sailing South Pacific
The littlest kids were in the first dances.Now we know why Tongan dancers are so excellent – they start them off young. This little boy always had a smile on his face. What was he up to?One of many Vava’u events showcasing local culture and promoting fundraising... by GWTAdmin | Oct 4, 2015 | adventures ashore, meeting locals, Nieafu TONGA, piglets, sailing South Pacific
These piglets were from the dozen born two weeks prior from the sow next door to an artisan gallery.Surely there are more pigs in Tonga than people. As it’s spring here in the Southern hemisphere, piglets are everywhere. There’s also some seriously tired... by GWTAdmin | Oct 1, 2015 | adventures ashore, cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, meeting locals, Nieafu TONGA, sailing South Pacific
All red-decked rugby fans, these more traditionally garbed ladiesshow their support more conservatively than this bare-chested,buff boy partaking in the parade.Beep-Beep-Beep-ing horns and singing caught our attention as we ambled along the one road encircling “New... by GWTAdmin | Sep 29, 2015 | cruiser destinations, cruiser humor, cruiser life, Nieafu TONGA
Wayne, unhappily hunkered under a blanket for warmthour first morning in Neiafu, Tonga. It was 70 degrees Fand damp but not raining.Rain rain go away is not just a childhood chant. It’s supposed to be the dry season here in Tonga’s Vava’u group of... by GWTAdmin | Sep 26, 2015 | kayaking, misadventures, New Potato TONGA, Nieafu TONGA
View of the extinct volcano Tafahi, TONGA and driftwood,from one of the last places I tied my kayak off.Wayne often cursed my kayak, though he understood it gave me my own much needed independent set of “wheels” to confidently explore when Wayne wasn’t in the...