Week 2 in Tuvalu
The Monday flight to Tuvalu was direct from Nadi and saved the normal hop over to Suva first. Sitting on the left side of the plane provided a panoramic view of Funifuti Atoll as we neared the runway on Fongafale. The southern end of Funafuti Watch the approach to Fongafale I skipped through Customs without incident despite having a full company internet package in my luggage. A complete Starlink kit, company router and two Wifi extenders weighing in at about 16kg. Fortunately, I had left most of my stuff in my room at the Filamona so I didn’t have much else except my five-week supply of plunger coffee. I can’t remember the last time I purchased instant coffee; it would have to be more than 25 years ago. My room and office One of the resident bug catchers Coming from low single-digit temperatures to nearly 30ยบ C wasn’t as overwhelming as I had thought. It’s not so much the heat but the humidity which hovers around 80%. And every day this week has been wet, with rain and thu...