Kingdom of Tonga, Southern Humpback Whales
October, 2005
The Flight
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Many, Many Wonderful Pictures from 2005 to Come . . . Check Back Soon!
Some Pictures from 2004:

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!

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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