Nov 4, 2014 Nuku'alofa, Tonga

We are in the main city in Tonga, Nuku'alofa. Anchored off Big Mama's Yacht Club. She has a beach sand bar/restaurant and offers all kinds of services for the yachties. I could get used to this setup.

We went into town today and enjoyed getting ice cream, and also fresh vegetables and fruit. The market is incredible here. There are lots of beautiful fruits and veggies and reasonably priced. They also had lots of local crafts and flower leis and crowns. Gigi got a crown and it smelled so fragrant, after a while it overwhelmed Gigi. The grocery stores are completely lacking of food, it is bizarre, I don't know what people live off here. One aisle consists of 100s of jars of mayonnaise and not much else, or bizarre cuts of pork in the freezer. As long as we keep catching fish we will be fine. When we were in the Haapi group Gary speared the biggest grouper I have ever seen. He had quite a fight and a long swim with it, and fortunately there were no sharks around. And it is great tasting fish. He also caught a red snapper and mackerel, and Axel caught a tuna, that Harrison made into a sushi feast for us.

Gary's huge grouper in his best Jacques Cousteau impression

Nirvana at anchor in a tropical paradise.

Uonuhahaki Island

Axel with the tuna he caught

 The sushi feast from Axel's tuna

In front of the Royal Palace

Gigi with her flower crown

Big Mama's Yacht Club

Axel & Gary scuba diving on the wreck off Big Mama's