Sailing Across the Pacific Ocean 2013 (Part 21) - Exploring Tonga cont...
We rented some dune buggy things today and did some off-road adventuring around the island.
It was a ton of fun, these things really ripped and we got to see some of the lesser-travelled parts of the island.
Out of the way bush, I don't have time for you.
The first stop was at the northern point of the island and we had a really nice, elevated view of the shoreline.
After a few pictures, we were anxious to get back to tearin' it up in the buggies.
Guy on a horse.
Watch out cows!
Then we went off the offroad.
And came to our second stop, which had another great view of the shoreline.
I never expected to see this on my journey, I thought these guys were only found in Asia. But when we walked over to the edge of the cliff, we were treated to dozens of Giant Fruit Bats flying around.
After motoring around for awhile longer, it started to rain a bit as we came to our final stop at a little beachside cafe.
This place was beautiful and had some great views of the water and his beach.
And the rain gave us a rainbow!
We chatted it up with the bar/cafe owner, who was a great guy, full of life and laughter. He let us try some of his Noni Juice concentrate that him and his family use to treat all ailments. We had a couple of beers while we waited out the storm. One of his cute little puppies was loving the rope dangling from my camera.
After two beers, the storm was still raging (and much harder now), so we said screw it and left.
Every single person I passed waved at me. People are so friendly here!
It was freezing, but we were having too much fun to notice.
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