KING NEPTUNE RULES THE WAVES

AMERICAN SAMOA AND KINGDOM OF TONGA

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February 1st 2014
Amid the usual frivolity and fish kissing that marks the Equator crossing ceremony, we passed into the Southern Hemisphere. The seas were so smooth we hardly felt the bump when we crossed over the line. As we approached the deep harbor of Pago Pago, we were escorted into port by three leaping dolphins, two tugs and hundreds of flying fish. Pago Pago is considered the wettest harbor in the world ... read more

Oceania » Tonga » Tongatapu

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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