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13 June 2015
Transport arrived at 0730 as promised to take me to the airport to watch nagol (nanggol) or land-diving at Pentecost Island. After doing the rounds to collect various guests, we arrived at the airport. The weather wasn’t looking too good with rain, light winds but plenty of low expansive clouds without a hint of blue. […]
12 June 2015
It was a leisurely 0845 pickup for my Twilight Daytrip to Mt Yasur volcano on the island of Tanna. But the transport by Unity Airlines turned up at 0830. We had another pickup before going to the airport by way of the backroad to join a family of six (who must be quite well-off). Check-in […]
11 June 2015
All-day All-around Island Tour The weather was a bit patchy but I expected it to clear, based on the forecast. I decided I’d risk it and do the all-day tour that had be proposed to me during my walk around town. Two places had offered it to me for VUV7500 (including entrances, meal, snacks and […]
10 June 2015
Above: Arriving at Port Vila airport. Making Vanuatu happen! I had written off the likelihood of visiting Vanuatu this year for their seasonal Nagol (land-diving). While in Niue, I had set my heart on doing another Pacific trip, choosing diving with the sharks in Fiji. Then I received an email from one of the travel […]
29 May 2015
Check-in for the 1445 flight to Auckland starts at 0900! Many Niueans check in then hit town. I took a more conventional timing with Brian dropping me to the airport at 1230. There was plenty of time to kill still and I ended up chatting with the Kiwi lady from Whangarei who gave me a […]
28 May 2015
As diving was off the menu today, I decided to re-visit the north-west quarter of the island today. I tried the bicycle at the hostel but it was a bit high for me. So I rented one from the Tourist Information Centre. I revisited the Avaiki cave but this time, I made sure I swam […]
27 May 2015
I was at the car rental office before 0800; they open at 0730. I was given a Mazda Premacy hatch for NZD50 (discounted from NZD55 as the A/C didn’t work). Having plotted out the key points of interest, I gathered that most of the sights that appealed were in the north-west corner. Some were best […]
26 May 2015
The flight from Auckland on 27MAY and landed on 26MAY after crossing the International Date Line. At Niue’s Hannan International Airport, we disembarked by stairs and were given big blue arrival cards to completed. I suspect the airline had run out of stock of thse in Auckland, so we had to fill them in on […]
19 April 2015
Daisuke and I spent a couple of hours together at Aeon mall where we grabbed lunch from the supermarket and some groceries to take back to New Zealand. After lunch, it was time for him to rest before the night flight home. I wandered around Narita a little, taking shelter away from the rain in […]
18 April 2015
Above: Narita village with the fair in full swing. I had breakfast in town. I had done most of what I wanted in Narita so spent the morning in bed checking commercial flights back to Auckland and also attending to emails, admin and bills. There weren’t any real viable flight alternatives. I checked out just […]