7AM I spent an whole hour changing flights with Fiji Airways, they didn't realize that I had flown Tarawa already and was basically shifting all my flights until 12/28. I thought I had scores the ultimate slickdeals by getting the NAD to TRW for free. They proved completely pointless as all the flights to and out of NAN were canceled in the next few days.
8AM We left for the airport and arrived after 45 minutes. It didn't take long for me to realize that this flight portion from Nauru to Nadi was getting canceled. They didn't let me onto the INU flight because I didn't have a visa. I spent the next two hours and watched as the plane took off trying to get that visa. I was successful at the end getting it without paying by wiring as they agreed I could pay in cash on arrival.
2PM I finally got Mary's Hotel to drive me back. We first stopped at the travel agency but they weren't doing anything for me without charging me for a new ticket. They said that Air Kiribati would help and I argued that I spent the past three hours with their office at the airport. I rebooked my room at Mary's and had their driver take me to the central office. The first location was the domestic one so we had to go a block away to the international one. I spent the next few hours sitting in that office. The goal was to have them exchange my ticket TRW to INU, then to NAN to TRW to MAJ to and finally to INU. That would be tomorrow morning and I would take the flight on the following day to Brisbane. In that case, I would just be responsible for the BNE to AKL flight. The ladies working there were very nice and got multiple correspondences with the Nauru Airline office at Brisbane. I finally got on the internet at their office, proved to them I had both the Visa to Australia and the ongoing ticket to Auckland. I also go onto Google Voice to call their main office in Brisbane. The reservation manager, Fabiana Harris said she is going to get me those tickets by tonight.
5:30PM I hitched a ride to go to Betio area to get more cash as I would need this later.
7PM I took a bus to Fema Lodge for some pan fried tuna. It was just mediocre but still slightly better than the tuna at Mary's Lodge. I went on take another bus back. They were having a Christmas Party at Mary's Lodge, which had not started. I went to sleep at 9PM. I woke up at midnight and missed the entire party.
8AM We left for the airport and arrived after 45 minutes. It didn't take long for me to realize that this flight portion from Nauru to Nadi was getting canceled. They didn't let me onto the INU flight because I didn't have a visa. I spent the next two hours and watched as the plane took off trying to get that visa. I was successful at the end getting it without paying by wiring as they agreed I could pay in cash on arrival.
2PM I finally got Mary's Hotel to drive me back. We first stopped at the travel agency but they weren't doing anything for me without charging me for a new ticket. They said that Air Kiribati would help and I argued that I spent the past three hours with their office at the airport. I rebooked my room at Mary's and had their driver take me to the central office. The first location was the domestic one so we had to go a block away to the international one. I spent the next few hours sitting in that office. The goal was to have them exchange my ticket TRW to INU, then to NAN to TRW to MAJ to and finally to INU. That would be tomorrow morning and I would take the flight on the following day to Brisbane. In that case, I would just be responsible for the BNE to AKL flight. The ladies working there were very nice and got multiple correspondences with the Nauru Airline office at Brisbane. I finally got on the internet at their office, proved to them I had both the Visa to Australia and the ongoing ticket to Auckland. I also go onto Google Voice to call their main office in Brisbane. The reservation manager, Fabiana Harris said she is going to get me those tickets by tonight.
5:30PM I hitched a ride to go to Betio area to get more cash as I would need this later.
Tuna
7PM I took a bus to Fema Lodge for some pan fried tuna. It was just mediocre but still slightly better than the tuna at Mary's Lodge. I went on take another bus back. They were having a Christmas Party at Mary's Lodge, which had not started. I went to sleep at 9PM. I woke up at midnight and missed the entire party.
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