Trip to Tonga

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We are staying on a small island named FaFa.
It has about thirteen open air bungalows, each with its own sandy beachfront and private gardens, an outdoor (hot) shower and a bed surrounded with a mosquito net.
In order to go into the nearest town, we have to take a thirty minute boat ride.
As it turns out, the weather this time of the year is cool in Tonga.
The locals are wearing hoodies and the ocean is too cool for us to swim or snorkel.
Not everyone feels like us.
Most of the red nose tourists are happily going diving and snorkeling.
We spend our days reading books, eating, sleeping and resting.

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