Tonga

October 2, 2025October 22, 2025 By Glen Bruels

Vavau, Tonga

This is part of a series called Oceania 2025 Today we visited Neiafu, the capital of Vava’u which is an island group in the northern part of Tonga. We actually positioned ourselves in the protected Port of Refuge, so named by the explorer Don Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa back in 1781 after being frustrated…

October 1, 2025October 20, 2025 By Glen Bruels

Pangai and Nukupule Island, Ha’Apai Group, Tonga

This is part of a series called Oceania 2025 Today we made our first stop in Tonga in Ha’apai and are experiencing a transition from Melanesia to Polynesia although, as we learned, the connections between Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa have existed for a long time and have continued to get stronger. One of the first…