Vava’u, Tonga - August 2007
We had some great winds from Bora Bora to Tonga, and reached Tonga in 10 days (some 1200 nautical miles), allowing us a breather.
We stayed in Vava’u, Tonga for a week enjoying the slower and cheaper life here among the Tongans, islets and anchorages and - Moorings charter yachts! This is an area with many tourists and there are consequently many businesses which have started up based on this tourism. Many New Zealanders have started businesses here which open at least for the April to November season.
Many islands of Tonga are uplifted coral islands, flat but high and full of caves along the coasts, famous for the “flying foxes” bats. Also famous in this area are humpback whales, and here we finally saw some!