Ha'api our happy place! (Whales, leopard sharks, swim throughs) Vlog 86

The Ha'api island group in Tonga (pronounced Ha-pie) is one of the jewels of the Pacific, the coral is relatively unspoiled, whales abound and the white sandy beaches beckon. There are over 60 islands in the group but only 17 are inhabited so it's easy to find your own deserted tropical island, this is the place to come if you want to get away from it all!! As keen divers and free divers we especially enjoyed the underwater topography of Ha'api, this is the place where caves and rock tunnels littered with coral tempt the adventurous diver in for a swim through - our daughter Bella is especially good at this! We also got to spot our first ever leopard shark (one of natures wonders) and of course we saw whales and even managed a quick swim with them! We are the Robbins family sailing on our boat named Nikau. We are a family of 5. Our 3 kids are doing NZ correspondence school on board. They are growing to love it! What's not to love about 3 hours of school a day and then a different playground for the afternoon every day! We've traveled from New Zealand to Sardinia in Italy to pick up our boat and we plan over a few seasons to sail her back to New Zealand. We hope you enjoy following us on our adventures! We would love to hear from you. Especially if you are interested in doing something crazy like we are! Maybe we can help answer some questions you have? Thanks and enjoy.