Depart – from Aotearoa to the Kingdom of Tonga

The holiday begins with a nice chat with the Uber driver who tells me he is from Fiji.  A further chat about my holiday in Tonga then he launches into a full on discussion about alcohol, including how he can drink a whole bottle of whisky without getting a hangover. He tells me to buy Jim Beam on my way home so that he can pick me up and see what happens if I have a whole bottle.  I had to protest of course. I prefer the real thing from bonnie Scotland.

So I arrive at a busy airport in good spirits, hoping that the holiday will continue in this friendly and hilarious fashion.  I’m very early because that’s me.  I collect my Tongan pa’anga and note that this is the first nugget of purest green on this adventure.  And not so pure green is what I would be if I ever did as the Uber guy suggested.

5 thoughts on “Depart – from Aotearoa to the Kingdom of Tonga

      1. I assume Helen Clare is you …?!!

        Great that you’re doing a blog, I will read with interest. I meant to send you a breakfast email late last night, for you to consume this morning, but it slipped my mind (sorry, I was still feeling a bit wobbly after trail run). Enjoy your trip. 🙂

        Liked by 1 person

      2. Oui, c’est moi! Breakfast emails are great for the reader if perchance they appear, but are not to cause any sense of compulsion for the author. 🙂

        Like

Leave a reply to Helen Clare Cancel reply