Tonga: Vava'u Landscape Photography — Part Two: Jungle
Mangrove Jungle at Low Tide: a transient photo opportunity This post we're leaving the beautiful beaches and diving headlong into the jungles of Vava'u. Plenty of photo opportunities with natural and cultural charm await the jungle trekker. Hunga is a dirt-poor island with very nice residents who wave, smile, come out and talk and make a wonderful friendly impression. We stayed in the inner bay of Hunga one rainy night At low tide, the mangrove jungle becomes walkable. I sauntered in and around many jungle plants looking for the right composition. Here are two of my favorites. Mangrove branches reach out like a parasite! Inland on Hunga we had a wonderful time with the people but I also enjoyed photographing all the pigs here. They wander openly around. Most pigs on other islands are wary of people but the Hunga pigs seem to not fear or flee. Pigs of Hunga, Tonga Kenutu is a fantastic anchorage with a legitimate jungle t...