|
|
S/V Hoku Pa'a
|
...click on the small photos for larger versions...
20 minutes of bush-whacking along goat trails took us here on Kenutu Island . |
We swept sticks to clear spiderwebs from Kenutu's trails. |
Not all our days were sunny. |
We spent a lot of time in the water. Luamoko Island had a day-anchorage next to a fine reef. |
Barb spied a small shark hanging out near this coral boulder but it scooted off before Bjarne saw it. |
At Luamoko we followed a family of 4 squid and watched them change colour, apparently communicating with pulsing stripes. |
The multi-coloured Christmas Tree worms live inside tubes, usually found on coral boulders. Their extended gills give them their name. |
We think this is a type of Wrasse, and dubbed it the Pride Fish. |
Trumpetfish come in a few colours and we've seen them up to a metre long. They hover motionless most of the time, but can put on big bursts of speed. |
Barb pops up inside Mariners' Cave. The blue glow is light leaking in from the entrance, not a nuclear reactor. |
Inside Mariners' Cave, looking out the underwater entrance. |
Sardines pack tightly not only in the can. |
Humpback whales migrate to Tongan waters to mate and, a year later, give birth. |
Two Humpbacks: one about to blow, and one showing its tail. |
Humpbacks have bumpy tubercles on their heads and jaws. |
Boobies viewing our masthead as a possible perch. They overlook our antenna and hit it with a th-wang! |
On 21 July we said goodbye to Tonga and its fun haunts. Off to Fiji! |
|
S/V Hoku Pa'a 1000 DeCosta Pl. Victoria, BC Canada V9A 6Y3 |
 |
 |
Go Back to Homepage |