Tongatapu, Tonga
Did we mention that the ferry that we’re on replaced the one that sank with 27 people onboard a few months back? The ship was unsafe and everyone died.
We found this out at about 1 am while chatting with the bridge team.
Our voyage was thankfully uneventful and we arrived the next day on the capital island of Tongatapu.
We spent a week there and first off: Best Chinese fried rice ever! No idea why, makes little sense, but dude, you’re talking to two people who lived in the Bay Area for years so it’s not like we’ve not had good Chinese. If you ever get to Tonga, go to the Chinese restaurant next to the hotel in the capital facing the water on the main shore road.
Speaking of friend rice, Tonga is also a perfect example of something we’ve been meaning to bring to your attention for quite some time now: The Mormon church and the Chinese government are buying the South Pacific one village at a time.
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