The outlook for going out this week looks grim as we have apparently hit the ‘shoulder season’ and everyone has either gone on holiday or is doing maintenance at their resorts and restaurants. We are one of only two charter boats out this week coupled with one ‘cruising’ boat so I guess the locals think it is a good time to take their own vacations. We decided to head back to Neiafu and join the Cinco de Mayo party at the Aquarium Café owned by Americans and staffed by friendly locals who could not pronounce the names of the Mexican dishes on the menu. They did know enough to tell us that there was mostly tequila in the ‘Tequila Sunrise’ and that was an understatement! Despite a power outage (we were told “That’s Tonga”) we enjoyed an excellent Mexican dinner which will have to suffice as our night out – even the traditional Tongan feast is not an option as the locals require a minimum of 10 people to put this on and all 3 boats cannot produce that many guests. Ah well, I probably would have been afraid of most of the food although our charter company told us that the Tongans are used to the finicky eating habits of the ‘palangi’ (foreigners).
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