King's Palace

This is where the King of Tonga lives; classy, if you ask me.
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Nuka a'lofa Waterfront

When we saw this view of the Nuka a'lofa waterfront, we realized that marine parts might be hard to get.
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Nuka a'lofa Market

Fresh fruit, taro, all sorts of Tongan produce
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Church

National Church in Nuka a'lofa. Singing was very nice.
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King of Tonga

We went to church with the King of Tonga, and snapped this photo as he shook hands with the minister after the service
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Tongan Rugby

Tonga, in red, faces Fiji, a real powerhouse, in the Epson Cup in Nuka a'lofa. Tonga almost pulled it off, but lost by one point, on the last play of the game
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Nuka a'lofa Town Square

Here at the town square, you can wait in the shade.
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Going Visiting

Dressed in their Sunday best, these Tongan women went visiting
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Aloe Vera

We visited a plantation where Aloe grown for export markets, and Judy was given a sample.
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Nuka a'lofa

Nuka a'lofa is a quiet place
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Nuka a'lofa Mooring

Moored here off the mole in Nuka a'lofa, WINGS awaits rigging repair.
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Turnbuckle

We found a crack in a turnbuckle and placed a spare turnbuckle alongside to help carry the load. This failure, with the broken shroud, really convinced us that the rig needed a total replacemement. Tough to consider in Tonga
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Broken Shroud Coiled

With a spare piece of wire rigged and the broken rod coiled and tied off, we are sailing again.
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Repairs

A handfull of Mexican bulldog clamps connects a spare piece of wire into a temporary shroud and gets us sailing again
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