TBU Airport

Flight from NAN (Nadi, Fiji) to TBU (Nuku’alofa, Tonga!)
After an early departure (still at like 11pm Fiji time, an hour behind Tonga) got onto the plane.
Was sat in a window seat with the middle seat empty, and a very nice lady was sitting in the aisle. Her name is Lupe, and she has a daughter going to university in Suva, Fiji. We started chatting and when she learned I had basically no plans in Tonga, she offered for me to stay at her place for free! I already had accommodation booked for the first five nights in Nuku’alofa, but will stay with her starting Monday!
She also offered to drive me into town, as it’s about 40mins from the airport and taxis are expensive. If that was okay with her husband and other daughter who were pickup her up when we land ofc haha.

Landed and passed through customs (new passport stamp!) and met Lupe’s husband Samiu and their daughter (who’s name I forget but is very shy and quiet)
They kindly drove me to my accommodation in Nuku’alofa, but first showed me their house to see if I would like to stay there on Monday. It was a bit a of a mess but hey free accommodation and she said she would clean it up before Monday as other family of hers is coming to stay there on Saturday. Her and Samiu don’t live there right now because she teaches at the school, who provides her and her family with lodging. Her husband is a minister who teaches as well, but at a theological school.
Got some free bottles of water from her too! Very kind and giving culture it seems haha.

After some offer of coffee at 3am which I kindly declined, they drive me to the Village Backpacker’s where I’m staying for the next five nightsRead more