Friday, October 28, 2016

Report #33 Nuku' Alofa, Tongatapu , Tonga October 27, 2016 Thursday Sailaway Part #3 Of 3 47 Pictures

Report #33   Nuku' Alofa, Tongatapu  , Tonga   October 27, 2016   Thursday   Sailaway    Part #3 Of 3       47 Pictures

 

The rest of the afternoon photos……….

 

 

The most colorful tug boat so far

 

Industrial dock

 

A few ships in the harbor

 

The stacks blowing their ash, like a volcano

 

Farewell song

 

Native dressed

 

Practiced moves

 

Building was scaffolded in bamboo

 

Royal Palace

 

Ceremonial dress

 

Telling a story

 

Sail away was moved to the lower promenade deck

 

A rusted sunken ship

 

The tide was finally in

 

Dropping the lines

 

Looking back towards Nuku'alofa

 

Goodbye, until we meet again

 

Happy Tongan people

 

Leaving Vuna Wharf

 

The old docks

 

Local hotel

 

The pilot will guide us around the reefs

 

Pilot boat

 

Deep and shallow water

 

Vuna Wharf

 

Leaving the island

 

Little Italy as seem from the ship

 

The blue-roof church

 

Small islands in the bay

 

Heading north now

 

The entire island is mainly flat

 

Hidden resorts

 

This is the way we walked

 

Getting smaller

 

Yep, it is rusted

 

Little India and the Villa

 

Private island

 

Sun going down by 6:49pm

 

Pilot's work is done

 

Cloudy skies

 

Rays of the sun

 

Never did get a good sunset

 

That's about all there was

 

Rays behind the clouds

 

Day is ending

 

Island in the dark clouds now

 

Still a neat day in Tonga