One more trip to Sandy Beach...with our host family

Sami & I were able to go to Sandy Beach one last time today...it was a little different experience than our first trip as our host families took us, but it was still great to be there.


Here we are in the back of a truck - notice the boy sitting on a folding chair in the truck and how covered up my host mom is ... Tongan's don't like their skin to get "dark" so they typically use umbrellas or other coverings when outside.

Driving over the coral reef road.

Our kai tunu -- beach picnic

On the way back, we had to wait while the road was closed so that an airplane could land at the airport. There is no other way across the island except to drive through the airport!