Group 73 Waiting at the Los Angeles Airport
Current PC volunteers welcoming us at the airport
Host family "sister," Lisa and their cows
View of beach from a "cliff"
Flying foxes
Host sister Lisa!
Before leaving: Grandma and Grandpa
Before leaving: Mom and Me
The group arriving at the airport: Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga!
Palm trees = Paradise!
Another beautiful beach!
Vans are popular in Tonga (as are braids for the girls!)
Host grandpa and the baby, Mele
Before leaving: Mis amigas!
We all got lei'd at the airport!
Lisa wearing the traditional kiekie the women here wear.
Blow holes!
Host grandpa and grandma and the baby.
Cows amidst the palm trees. Love it!
Sink hole = scary.
Blow holes in the ocean!
Path to the beach.
Host brother Sake loves cartoons!
Before leaving: co-workers
More of the sinkhole.
More blowholes.
The beach in Fu'amotu.
Tomb of recently deceased king and queen.
Before leaving: boss/relative at winery
Out amidst the palm trees giving the cows water.
Sink hole: driving around that was rather scary!
Blow-holes!
Baby Mele!
Sake and his sister
Lisa and mele
Maui Ha'amonga'a: Kind of like Stonhenge...in Tonga!
Before leaving: doing my job
Tunufae, Lisa, and the cows
Blow holes
Where Captain Cook landed in Tonga
In the appropriate "Tonga-wear"
Lisa and her cousin
Host family boys..watching TV...as always
Before leaving: Bear Down!
Standing on the coral. .
Flying foxes!
Plane to Tonga!