by GWTAdmin | Sep 24, 2015 | adventures ashore, New Potato TONGA, Niuatoputapu
The trek to the customs office did offer a good time to stopand enjoy the flowers, passionfruit flowers in this caseIn gratitude for the feast Tongans feted him with, Captain Cook dubbed Tonga, “The Friendly Isles.” According to Lonely Planet, what Cook didn’t... by GWTAdmin | Sep 22, 2015 | adventures ashore, New Potato TONGA, Niuatoputapu, wildlife
This green Niuatoputapu, Tonga turtle was literally “fit to be tied”– that is – not a happy camper. Pet or meal? What do you think?“That turtle… was it there for turtle soup?” I asked Sia, our Niuatoputapu guide* and as well one of the... by GWTAdmin | Sep 21, 2015 | adventures ashore, New Potato TONGA, Niuatoputapu, Polynesian locals
Lollygirl, striking a pose in Niuatoputapu TONGA.“Lollies?” she inquired, her head cocked, coquettishly. She radiated the innocence you’d expect from an adorable and hopeful 8-year-old girl on a relatively isolated South Pacific Island, used to visiting yachties... by GWTAdmin | Sep 19, 2015 | adventures ashore, New Potato TONGA, Niuatoputapu, Polynesian locals, road trip, sailing South Pacific, TONGA
Niuatoputapu TONGA dock dinghy mass;a sure sign of a cruiser invasion. Shortly after we dropped anchor following our all-night passage to Niuatoputapu (pronounced new-ya toe-poo tah-poo or, more linguistically challenged cruisers refer to it as “New...