Each year the King of Tonga visits the island groups during their agriculture festival. The locals are recognized for their crops, livestock, art, and handicrafts. Each of the category winners get called up to the front of the assembly and is presented with a certificate from the King himself. It is a great honor to win and be recognized by the King. After all the awards are presented, the King walks around the booths and is showered with gifts from…
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We watch weather everyday, in fact, several times a day if we are trying to make a passage between islands. A small weather window opened up for our south bound journey from Samoa to…
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One of the great aspects of being in the South Pacific is the love of rugby. Most of the islands are crazy for it. While we were in Samoa, we were able to attend…