Category Archives: Tonga 2011

Came across an interesting article this morning on the web about a sunken pirate ship reputed to be full of treasure. The wreck was discovered in Tonga in the Ha’apai group near Ha’ano. You can read the story in more … Continue reading →

The night before Mother’s Day, we had anchored up in a bay off Vaka’Eva where we had been told there was a spectacular reef. As we had arrived later in the day, Deb decided to take Little Lady out for … Continue reading →

We are currently anchored in Maurelle Bay (still in the Vava’U area – the most northern group of islands in Tonga). I am a bit behind in my posts, but today was so neat I will jump ahead and catch … Continue reading →

While in Pangai, we spent some time researching where we should go next. Of the many sources of information, a pretty good one is the local cruiser’s bar populated with Palange (white folks). We were having a cold Maka beer … Continue reading →

Tonga has three main island groups – NukuAlofa to the south, the Ha’apai in the center and Vava’U to the north. We are currently anchored at Haano which is the northern most island of the Ha’apai group. A local dive … Continue reading →

We were hoping for cray, but after waiting for Joe to show up with a suitable allowance for Tongan promptness (1 hour later than agreed) we gave up and raised the hook bound for Pangai. Pangai is about 35 nautical … Continue reading →

Thanks to our late departure from Nufa Aloka and a 60 mile run, we did not arrive in Nomuka until late in the day. The anchorage is between Nomuka and Nomuka Iki which is uninhabited. With the light fading and … Continue reading →