Itchy Feet

Ok so, Tonga.  As moat of you may know, we were not completely enamored by Tonga. We had been expecting something similar to Rarotonga with the breathtaking, romantic arrival and we didnt get this with Tonga.  Tonga is a Kingdom, never been conquered/colonized. So we should have imagined it was going to be different in some ways.  Looking back now, I think we both enjoyed our time in Tonga and it definetly had some good days. We got alot of rest which we needed and it was nice to unwind for a while. We arrived to a crazy chaotic airport and taken by taxi to our hostel. On the drive in we were looking at each other mouthing 'what the hell?'. It was dirty, severly underdeveloped and there was no sign of white sand and blue waters. The town were were staying in was called 'Nuku'alofa' and was reccomended by the lads at Lonely Planet as a great spot to while away a few days, going between different coffee shops and visiting the Royal grounds, wa...

We left a very turbulent New Zealand (weatherwise!!) and took a flight to our first of the South Pacific Islands - Rarotonga. Funny time difference here. We left NZ on the 4th of April on a 10pm flight and arrived here on the 4th in the morning, so we gained a day.  We had an incredible introduction to the Cook Islands as we got off the plane we were greeted with the beautiful 'Kia Orana' (Hello) above the doorway into the airport and then to make it even more special at the baggage claim an old man with yukulele was playing and singing island songs. Just as romantic as it sounds!  We arrived to our hostel very early in the morning. A great backpackers guesthouse right on the beach with pool, hammocks and huts. We were fortunate enough to arrive just in time for sunrise. We knew we were going to enjoy it here!  The first few days we took to orientating ourselves to our surroundings for the next three weeks. Taking the bus into the town to get our groceries,...