Va'vau, Kingdom of Tonga
The dark shadow of the Va’vau, Tonga lay at the end of the long, silvery trail of moonlight dancing across the water. By the time the sun had risen we were so close we could see the sea cliffs and islands that make up the Va’Vau island group. After a spinnaker start to our passage from Niue to Tonga, we motored to the finish as the breeze died out. One advantage of motoring in is that the water becomes glassy and you can see straight down through the water. We slowly motored in through the main harbour on Friday 24 th August and tied up to the customs doc at around 9:30am to start the check in process. There was much paperwork, but it only took about 45 minutes and we were done. We motored out into the harbour and found a mooring ball, hooked up and sighed. Made it to Tonga. Queuing for the customs dock in Neiafu The Va’Vau Group in Tonga is an amazing cruising ground. If you look at an aerial photo it looks like an upside-dow...
