ROYAL SUNSETʻATATA · TONGA
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THE READING ROOM / VOL. 01

The journal

Seven essays on Tonga, the ocean and the former Royal Sunset Island Resort.

01 / ʻATATA An island with two shorelines Royal Sunset’s palm-lined beachfront and jetty seen from shallow water 02 / THE LIVING OCEAN The reef is a living shore Sunlight filters through blue water onto shallow corals 03 / HISTORY OF THE RESORT The boat to Royal Sunset Royal Sunset’s palm-lined beachfront and jetty seen from shallow water 04 / THE KINGDOM A kingdom made across water The terraced stone walls of the royal tomb Paepae ʻo Teleʻa 05 / TRAVEL THROUGH TONGA Choosing an island in Tonga Aerial view of green headlands and blue water in Vavaʻu 06 / MIGRATION The whales that return A young humpback whale under water near Vavaʻu 07 / THE TURNING POINT The village on the other shore