Swallow’s Cave here in Vava’u, Tonga is a nice big cave whose entrance has broken off to allow us entry. There are other caves in the area that aren’t so easy to access, but with Swallow’s you can drive the dinghy right in. It’s about 60′ deep and in the … Read More
Tongan Waters
Here in Vava’u there is always a new anchorage nearby to explore. It was nice to find one to anchor in shallow water again, though the holding was pretty poor. Fortunately, there was hardly any wind to contend with. We went out with a few friends for our first scuba … Read More
American Samoa to Tonga
American Samoa has not really felt much like a tropical paradise. Since we’ve gotten here we’ve had almost nothing but high winds and rain. We are soooo over it at this point. Every dinghy ride to the town dock ends with salt-spray soaked clothes. This particular storm got frisky enough … Read More
October 2004
october 1 2004 : en route to tonga Not much to report on for this passage. It’s been pretty slow going most of the time. Back in Tahiti one of our to do’s was to get the bimini support welded since one of the two main supports is almost completely … Read More