Well it's Tuesday in Nuku'alofa, and watching the sunrise, then docking at the main port in Nuku'alofa was an absolute delight. The ship's ropes are so heavy they had to be taken ashore by two men in a motorboat! Much manouvering to get it right.
THIS IS A LITTLE JUMBLED, THE PHOTOS REFUSED TO SIT WHERE THEY SHOULD, so the sail away is mixed with the arrival.
According to the lifts, it is Tuesday.
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More of the coral
Most of the police band arrived by bus, they were the band playing at the wharf. L
The sail away, the band played Christmas songs, Paloma Blanca, and now is the hour, and walking Matilda, we aren't all aussies!
The sunset from the back of the boat
A rather lovely pre dawn from out of the dirty window
The sunrise, around 5.45am.
Approaching the wharf at Nuku'alofa. The Kings palace is clearly visible
Being brought in by tug
The pilot boat.
Getting closer
And closer still
The people are gathering
That small boat between us and the wharf is necessary to help the ship to tie up
The coral clearly visible in the water
Still trying to tie up
This boat appears to have difficulty
Finally docked
More of the coral in the clear water
The band plays some very English music, typical of bands
The welcoming dancers
The money changers
The old wharf
The duty free
The treasury building
The sign outside the palace
The Royal palace
The Catholic church.
The Methodist church
The burial site of Kings
Flying foxes (bats) in the trees
More of the flying foxes, hanging upside down.
The blow holes on the northern side of Tongatapu
More of the blow holes
And some more
A village church(catholic)
City I act church, I wonder how related they are to the nz version. Appears like a warehouse, so likely.
Land use, paw paw and taro. They also grow Cassiva and peanuts
The Tongan flag flying on the ship
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