The new vehicle

Yesterday was a hotter day than I have ever experienced in my 207 years of life. The sun was blazing and the humidity high. Nevertheless, my human companions and I went down to the car dealership to pay off our new used vehicle. They have yet to let me test drive it, but that is only a matter of time. If you look closely, you can see me standing on the Windshield wiper of the driver's side.

Shipping also got arranged, and I have been told that the vehicle will arrive in Vava'u on April 18th.

Tomorrow the three of us are heading to Auckland, NZ. Who knows what trouble I will get into there.

Out of the Backpack and onto the Island

Hello friends!

After being tucked away for close to a week, I crawled out of the backpack where I had stowed myself away to find that I was already in Tonga.

Somehow I completely missed Fiji, but having heard the weather was horrendous with rain and flooding, I was not too disappointed.

I also questioned whether the Fijian authorities would have accepted my passport.

Here in Tonga I have been staying with my human travelling companions at the Little Italy hotel and seeing the sites. I was most pleased to see that our room had been upgraded to an ocean view room.

I even had the opportunity to drive. It was nice to back in a country where they drive on the left hand side...although I do not think my

After a day of driving around the island I went out on a bender my first night here, indulging in the gin and rum left in the room.

This led to the need for a large cup of cappuccino followed by more beer