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The Express Pelican II safely in Auki - the swells were regularly above the red line.
The video was taken from the top window, and it shows how close the swells came to that level.
The Worst and Best of Travel
August 26th 2012 Travelling is usually easy, occasionally challenging, and rarely difficult, but on this particular morning it was diabolical, and is the only instance throughout my entire travels that my life felt in genuine danger. The thickly brooding clouds on the horizon augured poorly as the Express Pelican II with approximately 150 passengers chugged from the harbour for the intended 2.5 hour journey
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The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World War II occurred on these islands. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malf... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
