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Port Maurelle

This turned out to be one of our most frequented anchorages.  It had a remote feel to it, but also had pretty close proximity to Neiafu, so it made a good first stop when leaving Neiafu and a good last stop when making our way back to Neiafu.  It was a narrow bay with steep sides and had a nice beach at its head.  It was a great bay for paddleboarding and solo snorkeling along the coral around the edges.  Swallows cave and Mariners Cave are not too far, so it’s a great staging place for those activities.  But by far, for me, the highlight was the trail, which went all around Kapa Island.  It was steep in places, and the footing was precarious in places, and there were huge spiders in places, but it was about the best running I found in Tonga that wasn’t running along a road or doing laps on a beach.

Port Maurelle’s proximity to Neiafu
Port Maurelle

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