My parents came in March and we had a great time. We went all around my island and also to Ha’apai. Now family has visited before but nothing like this. They had feasts and food every moment. I was going to say everyday but that is an understatement. Once we felt we almost had a handle on the food another two plates would arrive. Even the kindy (who I don’t work with) gave heaps of food and gifts.

Wow! During their trip we had a volcano, earthquake, tsunami and a cyclone all in two weeks. Honestly the cyclone was by far the scariest (that is because the tsunami was 2”) and I don’t think that made the news like the volcano did. OH and the info I gave you a while back is no longer true. I said Tonga was an island nation made of 171 islands at low tide. Actually now it is 172 islands due to that volcano.

Beyond the natural disaster stuff we saw beaches, my school, the land bridge, kids day with face painting by the peace corps, a new baby next door (a girl, 8 lbs. Her name is Vai), fishing pigs, sunsets, tombs, umutangata, huge fruit bats, hina cave. Wow no wonder I am tired. We had a great time though. And for your reading pleasure here are some exerts form my journals.