Malo aupito, Vava'u

We finally made it to Tongatapu! The week before we left Vava'u there was a crash landing of one of Chatham Pacific's small planes. All of the passengers and the pilots were uninjured, due to the skill of the pilots. The crash landing happened because the landing gear would not come down. The Tongan government grounded all Chatham Pacific planes until an investigation could be conducted, and until the Tongan Prime Minister signed a document saying it was okay for Chatham's to fly again.
As Chatham Pacific is the ONLY airline to provide inter-island flights, we were also grounded in Vava'u. We were scheduled to leave on Friday, May 28th, and finally left Tuesday, June 1st.
So now we are in Tongatapu, the "big island", which the locals call "Tonga". It does really seem big, especially after Vava'u. We are staying at the Liahona school housing, which is right by the temple. Liahona is about 15 minutes from the main town of Nuku'Alofa. While we are close to the temple and love the area, it is far from internet and shopping. We are glad to be here!