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Sunday School Beach Breakout
Saturday was a very very long day, at least it was for O4 who did most of the work (as usual.)
It was massively hot, which actually didn't make it a good time to be at the beach. The Ma'ufanga Sunday School had their annual Kai Me'akai on Saturday so we headed off to Hihifo/Samaletani Kolovai. The day was super-hot and the good shade spots were already taken up by another group that got in earlier.
Not that the kids cared much since all they really wanted to do was get into the water. While mum and dad were busy trying to keep them from turning red and de-hydrating.
We ran out of ideas to keep them cool and entertained under the little shade we were sharing, and Sisitoutai ran off with 'Ase to the sea anyway.
One of the wonderful traditions that I've always noticed about the Kai Me'akai Faka-Tonga is the traditional dunking of the elders. I remember as a kid seeing big men flying through the bushes chasing down elders and not too unkindly carrying them to the waterline where they summarily heave-ho and throw them in.
It's a tradition that seems peculiar to Tonga? There's no beach party without everyone having gone into the water. Those who are willing can walk on their own two feet, but must be given a shove into the water to lighten the moment up.
Those who are unwilling, can still enjoy the water trappings although not so graciously.
Mrs 'Elenoa 'Amanaki is Ma'ufanga FWC's Sunday School Principal, and she was ably assisted by fellow teachers and students into the water. Likewise Grandma also got a trip to the waterways.
The Sunday School had a great day, and we were hoping the snooze on the way home was going to give us some peace and quiet and a bit of time to catch a movie or something on TV. Zap, sorry, after we gave the kids a nice bath to get all the salt away their hunger came back and Sisitoutai and Ma'ata were bouncing off the walls again. We'd dropped off Senolita Jnr and Seluini and reports from their mum says she had the same problems.
How do you tire kids out so they sleep early ? Or, maybe you just have to tie-er them?
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