Photos of Tonga

Kayaking ashore to an unihabited Ha'apai island

Breaching whale as we sail from Ha'apai to Nuku'alofa

Big Mama's on Pagiamotu, just off Nuku'alofa

Every dock in Tonga has kids swimming and jumping

Ostensibly, a unique palm, with three "tops"

Fruit bats -- about 2.5 foot wong span

A beachside Tongan resort, the only places that can serve food on Sundays

Jennifer with our "plates" of banana trunk -- Tongan feast

Dressed for church; the boy in yellow wants to be a priest

The Wesleyan church in Nuko'alofa, with school kids filling the rows

Surf on the windward side of Tongatapu

A group of Tongan kids in Lifuka

The Ha'apai Public Library in Lifuka

Guide to Tongan Government

The fish market in Nuku'alofa; these are octopi

Starfish are everywhere on the reefs; this one is awash at low tide

Tongatapu has a "stonehenge" like feature -- this stands about 20 feet tall and marks the equinoxes

Moonrise over a tiny Ha'apai island

Jennifer -- alert for whales and reefs

Jon -- protecting himself from the blazing sun