Sights around Tongatapu in July 2015

Following are some pictures of things of interest to us around Tongatapu.  We hope that you enjoy them as well.

This is a combined US Marines, Australian, New Zealand, and Tonga Band.  They were quite amazing.

This is the King inspecting his troops.

This is the combined band.  Can you pick out the US Marines?  They are the best dressed and more conformed than any of the others.

One of the many arches around Tongatapu in honor of the Coronation.

They were amazing to see them lit up at night!

More lighted arches.  As you can see there are two right in a row here.

When we have closing ceremonies we usually have our trunk of our car loaded with baskets like these.

This little van is usually all over town delivering their eggs.  They do not refrigerate their eggs here!

This is inside of the little egg van.

More arches.

This is a little girl that sat next to me at a large fireside.  She was looking at my pictures so I took one of here and I.  She is a little girl that Sister Vaenuku is trying to adopt as both of her parents have passed away.  That happens a lot here in Tonga!

"When we rejoice in beautiful scenery, great art, and great music, it is but the flexing of instincts acquired in another place and another time."    Neal A. Maxwell