Wednesday, January 30, 2008

TONGA, NUKU; ALOFA January 30th, 2008

SCENIC  DRIVE TOUR OF TONGA

ISLAND IN THE SUN

The blowholes on Tonga's western coast, called the Chief's Whistles, are widely considered the most spectacular blowholes in the entire South Pacific. You’ll stop near Kolovai to observe the flying foxes—these nocturnal fruit bats sleep suspended from trees, heads down and wings folded. The bats are is Tonga’s only native land mammal and their wings span nearly three feet. They enjoy sacred status here in Tonga. Standing directly under the ironwood pines in which they hang is to be avoided at all costs. You’ll see the Liahona Mormon Coconut Plantation, home to a natural oddity—a bizarre, three-headed coconut tree.

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