Touring the Kingdom of Tonga

Our tour of the Kingdom of Tonga included stops at some blowholes, a three-headed palm tree, the Tongan royal palace, and the Royal Tombs.

Of the four, the blowholes were the most impressive. Between the heavy waves and sharp volcanic rocks, you certainly wouldn’t want to go swimming, but the spouting water was a mesmerizing sight.

Our tour guide was quite shy and didn’t offer much information. When he spoke, we could barely hear him. He was very sweet, though, and loved to sing. We enjoyed being serenaded by him, even though his repertoire consisted of Christian hymns sung in Tongan.

I was disappointed, however, that a great big fence kept us so far away from the Royal Tombs that all we could do was zoom in with our cameras to see any details at all.Read more