Tonga, Eua
About two hours after having left by ferry around noon the next day, we arrived at Eua port. 
The island a more elevated than all tge other islands at around 15 metres above sea levels compared to two for the rest of Tonga. 
Hence vegetation and soil is quite different and beautiful. We stayed at a Hostel called "The Hideaway", basically the only Hostel on Eua, close to the coast and quite well built. After one afternon of relaxing and some chicken-or-fish-dinner (but no fish that day ;-), we had a quiet night with wave-sounds from the nearby beach. The following day was full of adventure with a 4WD Tour across the Island, and this time you really needed that four-wheel drive. We visited wonderful places and had a sunny day. 
I mention sunny, because the oncoming two days were more of a wet experience. The day after there was heavy rain all day as a small cyclone passed by and the ferry we were supposed to be on never arrived the next day. Hence we had another day relaxing and reading and enjoying the fact that all other rooms were flooded but ours stayed dry. 
That day, it was announced late afternoon that a ferry had arrived, although the weather was still bad. So we packed that night and were told to standby from three in the morning. We drove to the port, but the authorties had decided to delay until the sun was up. The sea was still pretty rough, but the weather was supposed to get better that day. It did, although the ferry ride was still too much for some on the Tongan stomachs.
The island a more elevated than all tge other islands at around 15 metres above sea levels compared to two for the rest of Tonga. 
Hence vegetation and soil is quite different and beautiful. We stayed at a Hostel called "The Hideaway", basically the only Hostel on Eua, close to the coast and quite well built. After one afternon of relaxing and some chicken-or-fish-dinner (but no fish that day ;-), we had a quiet night with wave-sounds from the nearby beach. The following day was full of adventure with a 4WD Tour across the Island, and this time you really needed that four-wheel drive. We visited wonderful places and had a sunny day. 
I mention sunny, because the oncoming two days were more of a wet experience. The day after there was heavy rain all day as a small cyclone passed by and the ferry we were supposed to be on never arrived the next day. Hence we had another day relaxing and reading and enjoying the fact that all other rooms were flooded but ours stayed dry. 
That day, it was announced late afternoon that a ferry had arrived, although the weather was still bad. So we packed that night and were told to standby from three in the morning. We drove to the port, but the authorties had decided to delay until the sun was up. The sea was still pretty rough, but the weather was supposed to get better that day. It did, although the ferry ride was still too much for some on the Tongan stomachs.
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