Where am I starting this from

One of the prompts to start this blog, is that I am not where I normally live, which is Auckland New Zealand.  I am currently on Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu where I will be for the majority of the middle half of the year for work.

Tuvalu is an interesting spot in the pacific some 2.5 hours north of Fiji by a small but not tiny aircraft twice a week.  The flights are on Tuesday and Thursday and I learnt pretty quickly that gathering outside the airport to meet the planes is a good way to get to say hi to the expats that are here and arrange social get togethers.

The people are friendly and everybody seems to know everybody.  It is one of those spots on our planet where things are still kept simple and the focus is on the important things like food, water, community and family.  Oh and leave your eftpos, credit cards and 'pay wave' expectations at home.  There is only good old cash used here.

There is no choice if you are going to be here for more than two days but to slow down and adapt from the hectic place we tend to call 'normal' at home and with views like this  an hour before sunset, it's not too hard to do.