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Our time in Tonga was not yet over, but we knew there would be no topping this high.
Weighing anchor the next day, we bid a sad goodbye to our friend, hoping he would find
many new acquaintances among other cruisers who passed O'ua, few that they might be.
How pleased we were to have made the journey not only to Ha'apai, but to Freddy's door-
step. Tonga had provided us with a feast for the senses, and we could indulge no more.
After clearing out in the kingdom's capital, Tongatapu, sixty miles south, we headed out
to sea once again, our eyes fixed on Minerva Reef and Opua, New Zealand. A season of
unforgettable Pacific experiences - and unlikely friendships - was drawing to a close.
Note
: See the
Picking a Weather Window for a Tonga-to-New Zealand Passage
chapter in
following New Zealand section for notes on Tongatapu in the southernmost section of this
island kingdom.
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