Cruising Guide to the Kingdom of Tonga in the Vavau Island Group
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- THE MOORINGS BASE: You may tie alongside our dock for resuppling
or pick up one of the buoys.
- CAUSEWAY ANCHORAGE is about 1 1/2 miles south of our base on the
E. side of the harbour. It is good in all easterly weather
conditions and the bottom is sand and coral with a depth of twenty
to thirty feet. From this anchorage you may walk at low tide
across the causeway and out to the reef at 'Ahanga Passage.
Heading S. on this reef you are sure to find good shelling. Do
wear reef shoes and watch that the incoming tide does not strand
you.
One-half mile N. of the causeway is the village of Toula
where a large freshwater cave, Ve'emumuni, may be found. This is
an interesting walk and a most unusual formation. Ve'emumuni once
belonged to a spirit who. although often taking the shape of a
beautiful woman, was really a very selfish devil who had no
intention of sharing waters with any of the men who worked in the
nearby gardens. One very hot day, one of the men grew thirsty and
decided to ask the woman for a drink. As he approached she
disappeared into the well and covered it with a great stone so he
could not reach the water. He went back to work and when he
looked up and saw the woman, once again sitting by the water, he
tried to approach again. He failed three times to reach the water
and each time he tried the woman would disappear into the well and
cover it with a stone. He finally realized she was a
supernatural being. He then took off his turban and his girdle
