Collared Kingfisher, photographed by Arantxa

Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris, this photo was taken by Arantxa, (a French photographer lent her his camera just to photograph this beautiful bird. It lives on a tree near our hut in Eua, Tonga.

Photos by Arantxa  Zecchini Dowling©

Beach and exploring 'Eua, Tonga

On the West side of the island of 'Eua

A trip to the other side of the island

Li'anga huo 'a Maui

Sione, our guide

4WD needed!

Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©

Eua, Tonga

We are staying here

Well, we arrived, the sea was rough and the ferry for the island of Eua was cancelled, but we were told that another 'boat' was going (it was supposed to be more sea-worthy). So we took that one (a pretty basic ferry type of boat) and rolled and rolled and I was so sick that I spent most of the time bent over the edge, risking to be swept over by a wave, but when you are sea sick somehow you stop caring about safety. Max was sick too, but Peter and Arantxa held on, so proud of them! 

The only positive thing about Max and I spending all that time throwing up was that we saw whales playing in the storm. I hope that you will understand that I wasn't fit to take photos :-).

Maybe we'll see some more whales, but I am definitely flying out of here, not cruising.

Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©