Reputed to be the most beautiful beach in Tonga, there was nobody today. Apparently 75 degrees is too cold around here.

This Dutch seafarer landed in Fiji more than a century before Captain Cook could make it here. I finally realized why Tasmania is called Tasmania.

Regardless, check out the water colors where he landed!

Known as flying foxes, these bats can have a wingspan of up to one meter!! There were about a score hanging around upside down from that tree.

In Dec 21/ Jan 22, a massive underwater earthquake unleashed a tsunami that wiped out a few islands like Atata. Apparently, the king donated his personal land and Australia, New Zealand and China built these houses quickly to evacuate the folks from Atata.

The King and Queen reside in this building built in 1857!

Apparently the only island country not to have been colonized ever (this is in spite of the fact Captain Cook landed here), Tonga still is a monarchy.