Rain Tree Bed and Breakfast Honiara
White river seaside Honiara, Solomon Islands
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Rain, rain go away! Stormy in the Solomons.
... DIRECTION LATER TODAY AND SLOWLY INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 33 KNOTS AT TIMES OVER MOST OF THE ISLANDS.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS (34 TO 47 KNOTS) TO DEVELOP OVER MOST OF THE ISLANDS WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS AND CONTINUE TO PERSIST FOR A FURTHER 48 HOURS.
SEAS WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH WITH MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELLS AND HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY ...
Honiara: My First Thoughts
... bring my camera (since I just expected to nip in and out quickly) again. Tony assures me that he will take me through the area again so that I can get some pictures. I am most grateful.
We stop at a "supermarket" near to the flat for me to get some things for dinner and for breakfast the next day until my per diem comes through. Now I say "supermarket" because it was very much like a village shop back where I am from where you call for the items that you want over a ...
Memorials and Relics
... were parked after the battle. We also visited the site of a WWII hospital and a memorial to five Germans that climbed Guadalcanal's highest peak, only to be eaten by cannibals upon returning to the village at the bottom of the mountain. We also visited a bomber strip during the war, where it is rumored Eleanor Roosevelt and Bob Hope landed. For dinner tonight we decided to go ...
Day of Remembrance
... Zealand. I also got to meet the Premier of Guadalcanal, and had a conversation with the Coast Guard lieutenant from earlier, and had my picture take with the US consulate. The party was a blast, and everything went smoothly. Word is tomorrow morning we are going to Tulagi on a boat donated by the Australian Navy. They will be taking us to Tulagi and back. It has been a long journey trying to get a boat to Tulagi, so I hope this works out. ...
Touching History
... Bomber, Japanese 155 and 105mm artillery pieces, the turret of a Japanese tank and other plane parts and war relics. This was the highlight of our day's trip, and truly breathtaking to see all of these pieces of history.
Next we went to Cape Esperance, the beaches used by the Japanese to evacuate their troops from Guadalcanal back to Rabaul. This beach, like the others, offered spectacular views.
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