When we arrived, fortunately there was no dog on the runway. If there had been, the pilot would just circle until the dog moved. There was a woman standing with a sign of the hotel (Filamona) and we just followed her for a few yards to the hotel. Tuvalu is close to the equator and the weather throughout the year is between 81 low and 87 high. The airstrip was built during World War II and is only used twice a week. Other times the strip is used for soccer, rugby, and other games. Many times a day a roller goes up and down the runway just to keep it flattened out. When it's really warm at night, some people like to take their bedding out and sleep on the air strip!
Branch President Elisala and Brother Maumau are incredible record keepers. They made the audit a very easy experience.
Without a TV, we spent lots of time watching out our big hotel windows as huge storms approached and people buzzed by on their motorcycles (the main means of transportation). We promised on this mission to use all of our talents, but I didn't realize that would include scooter driving abilities.
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