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No: 060 | Date: 2004-08-31 | Tonga, Friendly Islands, Vava'u

Lime stones leave an impressive memory.



No. of Image: 1
Description: It's time for a haircut. The captain takes over.
Photo by: Cally Logsdon
   
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No. of Image: 2
Description: Adjusting the sails is not always too easy. The right shape is important.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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Description: Daniel is changing the courtesy flag. The French and Polynesian goes down and the yellow quarantine flag goes up until we have cleared with customs and immigration.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 4
Description: The new country is Tonga. One of the few pacific islands which is still lead by a King.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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Description: The island is known for its lime stones which we pass on our way into the main village Neiafu on Vava'u.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 6
Description: The morning of the 25th of August became the shortest day of our entire journey. Clocks changed 24hrs forward to the New Zealand time zone.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 7
Description: Daniel capturing this limestone island with its unusual round shape on video.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 8
Description: We were told that women are not allowed to wear shorts so Cally put on her smart skirt to impress customs and immigrations.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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No. of Image: 9
Description: Wind, rain and waves have shaped these magnificent non volcanic stones over hundreds of years.
Photo by: Daniel Michahelles
   
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No. of Image: 10
Description: The local bus takes people to the main village. The umbrella protects them from the sun.
Photo by: Cally Logsdon
   
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No. of Image: 11
Description: The quarantine and customs office was just a big barn with a few small tables where we had to talk to the individual officers. No separate rooms were needed.
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No. of Image: 12
Description: Fresh veggies on the local Tongan Utukalongalu market after we lived on canned food for the last few days.
Photo by: JF Thye
   
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