Solomon Kitano Mendana Hotel Honiara

... the wound." Ich durfte die Gelenkskapsel zunaehen!! Das kaeme in der Schweiz - ohne Uebertreibung - einem chirurgischen Ritterschlag gleich. Ein grossartiger klinischer Wochenabschluss! Als Tuepfelchen auf dem I duerfen wir am Sonntag waehrend dem Eroeffnungsspiel der "O-League"-Saison an der Seite von Alex, welcher als Vertretung des abwesenden Orthopaediechefs der verantwortliche Mannschaftsarzt des heimischen Marist FC ist, am Spielfeldrand stehen.

... die Platten und Schrauben gewachsen war, zu entfernen, brauchten wir alle konventionellen und unkonventionellen Werkzeuge: zuerst meisselten wir etwa 3mm dicken Knochen weg und mussten dann die Schrauben (mit einem normalen, „do-it-yourself"-Bohrkopf) ausbohren, weil der Schraubenzieher im Schraubenkopf nicht mehr griff; eine 20min Routineoperation wurde zu einer 100min Improvisationsübung.

Ein anderer Patient reagierte während seiner ...

... solche Reise wird in der Mehrheit der Faelle per Boot unternommen, was tagelang dauern kann. Zudem suchen die in den abgelegenen Provinzen anscheinend noch sehr urspruenglich lebenden Menschen haeufig zuerst die Hilfe eines "Masseurs", welcher unter anderem auch Brueche heilen koennen soll. So ist es keine Seltenheit, dass Patienten erst Wochen nach einem Unfall im NRH Honiara eintreffen.

Das Spital verfuegt ueber je eine paediatrische ...

... Honiara Hotel fuhr. Schon auf der Fahrt witzelten wir aber, dass "eh nichts passieren werde". Es passierte tatsaechlich nichts und wir hakten die Episode unter "Halbe Abenteuer" ab. Am naechsten Tag wurden wir dann auch von der gesamten Belegschaft des Spitals lauthals ausgelacht, "Tsunamiwarnung, haha!"
Heute erhielten einige von uns wieder eine telefonische Tsunamiwarnung von der BHC, welche zuerst nicht wirklich beaengstigend klang. Trotzdem machten wir uns auf ...

Enjoyed the comings and goings of the Fishing Village. Kids were quite cute. They are a little more used to me now and smile and wave. Play time is definitely different in the village. Elsah plaited my hair and we just relaxed and talked all afternoon by the sea. Kukum mixed choir gave us dinner and I slept at Elsah's place. Eddie, Tukai and I talked for a ...

We went back to Mount Horeb for Sabbath School. Of course I was told I had to take Sabbath School - not by myself - anyway - managed to get out of it pretty well and had Clacy take most if not ALL of it. Thank Goodness. We then went to Lao Valley for Church. There were people everywhere! LITERALLY! Had lunch with Aunty Filo and her family. Loving the Carb intake!!! Cammy would not approve...went for a sabbatical bathe...at Mamara. Attempted eating out ...

Thursday and Friday... Lots more driving around meeting people who weren't available, shopping, eating and swimming at Mamara. Visited some Oil Palm plantations - apparently this is the new money making scheme for the future... not my cup of tea - hopefully the landowners will see the light! Relatives coming out of my ears! Enjoyed spending time in the Fishing Village.

... top! I took a couple of photos before everyone important arrived so I wouldn't receive a spear of have to pay compensation - can you see a theme developing here? Just don't do anything wrong and you don't have to pay!

Visited Samson Panda at Burns Creek Adventist School. Seriously that is his last name! The education system is struggling big time. 45 - 60 students in each class and they are still turning people away. The ...

... markets to shop for food. FUN! Note to self - must try and support as many people as possible and not buy all from the one person - in Australia I couldn't be bothered and try get everything at the one spot.

Fresh fruit was great! As was the shower by star/moonlight. I'd like to think no one was watching me shower but I just know that they were! The white lady had returned to the village. Sleep was a welcome thing...pity natures alarm clock would spoil that the next morning!

Its a part of the voyage that took me to Australia, PNG and beyond to the Solomon Islands... ...It was voyage to Honiara...and Noro port...I was a trainee then...so as part of the training I steered the vessel into the Noro port...wow that was huge power of 8200hP in my hands...