Blogs from Solomon Islands, Oceania - page 4

Its Magic! After staring clueless at a miniature sickle shaped blade for nearly 20 minutes, my attorney has taken his life into his own hands and plunged the blade into a can of Solomon Island tuna. Food! This act of courage has ended our current diet consisting of mainly bread and doxycycline. Ahhh, protein! Now that I have a full stomach and can think somewhat clearly again, I have begun to realize that it has been sometime since my last entry. Not wanting to bore you, the reader, with more incoherent stories than necessary, Ill try to sum everything in another 799 words. We have since left the isles Vanuatu for an island chain closer to the equator, more known for its WWII history than its natives’ taste for “eating the man”. But, don’t get me ... read more

Before clearing Vanuaut we spent one extra day in Luganville. I was keen to scuba dive the Coolidge another time, so myself and 3 others got up early and caught the morning session. This time the guide took us inside the wreck! We went in a door at about 100ft down called Ewett's door, supposedly the last place Mess Cpt. Ewett was seen as the liner sank. Dropping into the door veritcally was like floating down an elevator shaft that decended into darkness. Armed with torches we eventually were 3 floors down and began to traverse horizontally down a large corridor. Incredibly surreal. Way up you could catch a glimpse of blue light through the odd port hole. Coral and angel fish are everywhere. the hallway ended in a large room with an old fireplace ... read more