More Meanderings Around the Island

Driving around the island, there are banana trees everywhere, and no-one cares if you stop and borrow a bunch.

 

The road isn’t great, but at least it hadn’t rained for a while (like a day and a half).

 

We finally made it to the “Land Bridge,” a cave whose roof has partially collapsed.

Volcanic headlands on this coast (down by the airport, on the “heel” of the island.

 

Paths lead down the cliff face to secluded beaches.

This is near the church camp (Came Mekeke) – 40 acres along the coast purchased 50 years ago for 250 pa ‘anga (about $125.00 U.S. dollars).

It’s not exactly a swimming beach, and because there is no barrier reef, there are lots of sharks.

There are about 20 fales (houses) scattered across the 40 acres.

 

It’s going to get a lot of use from all the stakes on the island now that it’s summer.

 

There are papaya trees on the church property,

 

Things grow like crazy – this is a tree stump. This patient gave Mom these flowers.

 

Mom emailing in the clinic – we don’t pay for data usage in the clinic. We blew through 25 gb of data in 6 days ($100.00), and then 50 gb of data in TWO days. So now, we are being more careful about the internet.  The terms are up on the wall in the clinic.

These are our friends the Tiltons. They are the caretakers of Camp Makeke. They live in this “house” – all 350 square feet of it. They are from the U.S. but live in Tonga. Permanently. (At least until next March). We are meeting them in Nuku ‘alofa on Friday night for pizza.

This is actually a very good hamburger shop. Some of the hamburger you buy in the store is mushy.  There are no beef cattle on the island.  It all comes from New Zealand.

Random pictures taken near Camp Makeke – it’s about 12 miles from Liahona.

I kept calling out: “Move a little it to your left, and it will make a great photo!” “Memorable!”