Midnight Layover in Samoa! . . . Talofa!!!
Samoan Airport Walkway
Airport Art Depicting Samoan Culture
More Airport Art Giving a Flavour of
Samoan Culture
Beautiful Carving Reflecting the Importance
of the Turtle in Samoan Culture
After
a 4 Hour Layover in Samoa, we Departed at 5:05am for Tonga . . . only
to be Turned Back to Samoa after 4 Attempts to Land (a Bad Storm)! . .
. so,
We Had an Unplanned Opportunity to Experience Samoa!!!
The Airlines Put Us Up at a Nice Local Hotel . . . and We Had a Day and a Night to Explore!
We Had an Unplanned Opportunity to Experience Samoa!!!
The Airlines Put Us Up at a Nice Local Hotel . . . and We Had a Day and a Night to Explore!
Our Samoan Hotel
The Hotel Kitano Entrance
with Alletta and Maggie
The Hotel Kitano Lobby
The Hotel Kitano Lobby
The Hotel Kitano Lobby
The Hotel Kitano Lobby
The
Next Day We Left (Again) for Tonga!
Special Baggage!!!
Goodbye Samoa! . . . Talofa!!!
Finally
in Nufulofa, Tonga . . . now Onwards to Vava'u!
Our Ride . . . a DC3 . . . the Only Way to Fly!
What Year is It??? . . . 1940???
Enjoying Our Adventure! . . . Trish & Cathy
The Pilot's View!
Doug Enjoying the Pilot's View . . . and
a Little Conversation (160 knots . . . 7000'!)
Tonga is an Island Kingdom of 170 Islands
More Tongan Islands and Atolls
More Tongan Islands and Atolls
More Tongan Islands and Atolls
More Tongan Islands and Atolls
More Tongan Islands and Atolls
More Tongan Islands and Atolls
First Sight of Vava'u!
Vava'u
Vava'u
Vava'u
Vava'u
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