Monthly Archives: July 2022

Reuniting with Cool Change

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On the windy, cloudy Tuesday morning following our Monday afternoon flight in from Nuku’alofa, we drove over to the Vava’u Boatyard, practically holding our breath in anticipation of laying eyes on Cool Change for the first time in 30 months. … Continue reading

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Freed from Jail!

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Freed from “Jail” (Quarantine) in Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu, the Capital of Tonga  Anticipation was intense as we were awoken at 5 a.m. to be jabbed with a stick up our nose by a male military nurse on the day of our … Continue reading

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Mission Impossible, made Possible!

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(Returning to Tonga through closed borders, Cindy’s Take) Ever since the Tongan international borders closed due to COVID in March, 2020, we have been trying to find a way to get back to our boat Cool Change that we left … Continue reading

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The Luggage Game

(Rick’s take on our trip to Tonga) We were ecstatic when we got the news we were going to be let back into Tonga where our Sailing Vessel Cool Change has been awaiting our return since we left her in … Continue reading

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