After an incredibly magical week in Tonga, swimming with whales and trying some freediving skills (more on that soon), the time has come for me to wind up my 10 week adventure and return home…
Tales had been rife about problems with Real Tonga, the domestic airline, so I turned up at the airport yesterday on the small island of Ha’apai not sure what to expect. Check-in, no problem. And then…. hours of waiting with no word… Finally we found out our plane had mechanical problems and was stuck on another island, the Tongan staff were sleeping and chatting outside, and had equally no idea what might happen. One of the Tongan passengers said that they should bring us some lunch, as there was no food available at the tiny airport.
I was worried they were going to bring back fried chicken… instead we got…
Biscuits and bubblegum flavoured soft drink…
So I missed my international flight on a sugar high, and the next connection to Melbourne is Tuesday afternoon! Real Tonga is putting me up in a Chinese hotel by the waterfront, I am catching up on study and work, and going for a boat cruise this afternoon with some friends… It’s really not all bad…
But to my beloved yoga students, I am so sorry! Wednesday it is… and I am looking forward to the homecoming and adventure-integrating…
Some real advice from ‘real tonga’ :
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with love,
Mei Lai
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