'Eua

So our trip to ‘Eua was absolutely wonderful. ‘Eua is so clean and a lot less populated compared to Tongatapu. We took the ferry on Tuesday afternoon, and I’ll admit I got a little sea sick. It was a very rough trip, but it was only about 2 and half hours long. We were picked up at the wharf and taken to the Deep Resort where we stayed for 3 nights. The Deep Resort is absolutely wonderful! Eva is the owner, and she’s the sweetest woman you will ever meet. She has 3 bungalows on beautiful beach front property. The bungalows are cute and very clean with plenty of room for all 4 of us. I can’t wait to post the pictures of this place. It was like paradise. It was like our own private beach in front of our little house. None of us wanted to leave! Eva and her family cooked us breakfast and dinner every day, and it was delicious. They are really great cooks. We even had a barbeque Wednesday night for Eva’s birthday. American hot dogs, grilled chicken, potato salad, the works! Oh yes, and chocolate cake to finish the meal off.
Anyways, ‘Eua is very different from Tongatapu. Most of it is jungle. There are hills and cliffs, so the scenery is great. Loni, Eva’s brother, took us on a great tour of the entire island of Thursday. We went from one edge to the other. This morning we took a ship back to Tongatapu at 5:30am. It was a much smoother trip, and Tesa and Dad got to watch the sun rise from the deck of the ship. Oh yea, and today is Dad’s birthday! We had a big breakfast at the hotel and gave him his present, a New Zealand rugby shirt. Now we are waiting for the birthday feast to begin tonight! Sarah, Tesa, and I are going to stop and get two cakes at the bakery on our walk home from the internet café.

Hope everyone is doing well. We miss you all.
-Maria
P.S. Dad is 59 today… not 35 as he would have you believe!