Waiting for weather

Hello All,
Since we arrived back in Niuatopatapu we have just been hanging out on the boat. I have been doing some varnish work and maintenance and Jon has been practicing playing guitar. We were the only boat in the anchorage but shortly after we got here a young couple from Australia showed up. They are on there way home after touring the Tonga Islands for 4 years.
Jon and I took a break from our tasks on board and went for a walk on the Island. We went out to the northern point of the Island where it looks as though the locals were clearing some land. After getting there we realized it wasn't cleared by man it was cleared by water. The tsunamis ripped trees right out of the ground and stacked them up like cord wood. The beach was so littered with down fall it was hard to even walk. What would have taken weeks for a construction company to do the water did it in minutes. It was an amazing sight to see what mother nature can do. It makes you feel very small.
We returned back to the boat and just hung out for the evening. Today we have been invited for a lunch on the beach. After church services the locals have a big lunch and they always invite the boats if there is any here so we will go mingle for a few hours this afternoon.
We hope to leave by Tuesday afternoon and I will keep you updated as we go. Talk to you soon.

PEACE