It was the biggest eruption in a century in January when an undersea volcano off the coast of Tongatapu blew its stack.
The resulting tsunami laid waste to the coast and the resorts there – but Tonga vowed to rebuild.
And, six months later, when Wendy Smyth was able to book at a beach resort on the mainland, she didn’t give it a second thought.
“It all went through and Expedia sent the confirmation letter to say ‘yes your accommodation has been confirmed’, so we figured that meant our…