| Blue-green chromis and zebra-striped dascyllus dive for protection into staghorn coral |
| When the crew disembarked with a mountain of luggage and souvenirs, our waterline rose several inches! |
| Perhaps not the best sailing weather, but we had to get our guests back to their outbound flight! The volcanic island of Tofua at the horizon |
| The Chief Grill Chef removing all bones from NZ salmon |
| An anemone fish above its amemone |
| A huge saucer coral |
| Hard corals exploded in form and color like fireworks |
| A Moorish idol at the edge of the reef |
| Luminous blue-tipped hard coral |
| The wreck of a freighter in shallow water off Ha'afeva, suitable for snorkelling |
| When left undisturbed, plate corals grow to mammoth proportions |
| Crew photo Tonga June 2009: Bob Berger(rear L), Milt Jacobs (rear R) Captain Bob, Wendy Meier, Barb |
| A sea cucumber |
| The crew all scrubbed, spruced up and deodorized and ready to depart to civilization |