Well a lot has happened in one week! Last thursday night we were minding our own business in an indian restaurant when a big earthquake hit honiara (6.7 on richter scale). we obviously wet ourselves once people started running for the door, however once it was over we returned a few minutes later to eat our meal. however on the rest of the island people were literally running for the hills, i went in last friday to an empty postnatal ward. even the c-section wo...

Well here we are in Honiara. And what a dump it is. Makes chelson meadow look tidy. The roads are very dusty and polluted due to the rubbish cars they drive around, and everyone spits red phlegm on the street from chewing Bettel (pronounced beetle) nut. We are staying in accomodation slightly away from the high street, on Mbokonavera road, in Zome accomodation. Here we are paying 300 SBD a night (about 20 quid) for an ensuite room, which is very tidy but we do...