From: Oceania » Tonga
The archipelago of "The Friendly Islands" was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. It became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900. Tonga acquired its independence in 1970 and became a member of the Commonwealth of... [read more]
The archipelago of "The Friendly Islands" was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. It became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900. Tonga acquired its independence in 1970 and became a member of the Commonwealth of... [read more] Blog: Last few days in Vava'u
Date: September 18th 2006
Saturday 16th Sept: Went diving today, it rained as we left - it stopped shortly after but the water stayed choppy all day. We had to kit ourselves up which wasn’t good in the choppy weather. The first dive was through split rock- a big 20 ft rock -split in half one person wide. There wasn’t much to see as you swim through the rock but before we went through you can see lots of fish- includ ... read more
Date: September 18th 2006
Saturday 16th Sept: Went diving today, it rained as we left - it stopped shortly after but the water stayed choppy all day. We had to kit ourselves up which wasn’t good in the choppy weather. The first dive was through split rock- a big 20 ft rock -split in half one person wide. There wasn’t much to see as you swim through the rock but before we went through you can see lots of fish- includ ... read more
