First weekend here - Savo

Hi again, well we certainly have been busy since arriving here. Friday afternoon was spent at one of the hotle pools, just chilling out.

Then we went to Savo for the weekend, one of the local islands. The trep there was by boat, and was pretty much like a wooden bpat, which could just fit all 8 of us on. The beginning was fine but we were all pretty much soaked by the e end of it as the sea got rougher and rougher! It was amazing, so idyllic and peaceful. We were greeted by women handed us coconuts to drink out of, then shown to our rooms. They were basic but it didn't matter. Then we headed out round to another part of the island (again by boat) and went to climb a volcano! It was amazing, we were just wondering through the jungle following the path of a river. The river was about 40 degrees though!! Then as we got higher and higher the climb got harder and at times we were just perched on the edge of rocks with water below us. By this point though, the water, whose source is at the top of the volcano, was absolutely boiling, and felt like getting splashed from a kettle! Sow e did our best to avoid falling in as much as possible! Then when we got to the top, it was just so hot. Steam was just pouring out of little vents in the ground, and any water coming through was just bubbling. It absolutely stank of sulphur and the rocks were all coloured yellow from it. The volcano is dormant but it was bloody hot at the top!!

So that was an adventure. We stayed on the island over night, had some good food and then on Sunday we went to see the Megapodes, which are birds a bit smaller than chickens which lay their eggs in holes in the ground. Except we went in wet season, when they dont do it, so we felt a bit ripped off by that. But on the boat back from that village we saw a school of about 40 dolphins who entertained us spectacularly!!! Was amazing, have got some good photos/videos.
Then we cam home on the boat, and ALL of us were drenched by the time we made it back. We then got a truck back to Honiara, but were hit by a massive rain storm, so all of us who were in the back of the truck got absolutely pelted by rain drops! Good fun though.

Back in the hospital today. Just seems to be getting hotter and hotter though. Hospital

Spanish, and so Anna and I with our limited Spanish knowledge were translating from Spanish to English, and the the Dr's would translate to Pidgin for the patients. We are picking up Pidgin slowly but it is quite odd! Still, we are both enjoying paeds and it is interesting to see how people are treated, pretty much with quinine for malaria and antibiotics in case it is an infection instead. Not at all like in England butthey don't quite have the resources we do. A lot of the kids are malnourished and it is up to the parents to feed them in hospital so some kids are staying the same! It is all an eye opener here.

Anyway, think we are all off to the yacht club tonight for drinks to prepare us for the week ahead. We are off diving to Maraveggi this weekend, which sounds and looks stunning so am very excited about that!

Hope you are all well, and thank you for the comments left. I t was re4ally nice to hear from you all.

Love Kylie (and Anna!) x x x