I set the alarm for 0630 in order to have breakfast at 0700, when it opened. I made my way to the main road to wait the bus to Nadi airport which was scheduled to go past at 0810. It arrived more or less on time.
On the way, we made a couple of unscheduled stops for a few passengers who had upset tummies. One stop was at a random home on the highway and another at a hotel.
We got to Nadi airport about 3.5h later on time. I tried to check-in for my standby reservation back to Auckland. The airline processed all my details and I was fortunate enough to get my boarding pass an hour before departure.
Airside was a mess as the airport was undergoing substantial remodelling. There wasn’t enough seating space and it wasn’t helped that there were a few delays, including ours for about 25 minutes. Despite that, we landed in Auckland on time.
It has been a short but highly rewarding trip. I didn’t expect to pack three awesome experiences into the space of a week. And all this awesomeness is relatively close to home in Auckland.