Charlie leaves- 27th August
Charlie left us today. His 'plane was 45mins late but this is of no account as the International flight is not until tomorrow afternoon. We transferred his 910 photos onto a CD and he kindly bough us a parting meal at the Gizo Hotel. We hope he is going to be okay because he has been having tummy troubles for a number of days. So, we sent him off clutching Lomatil and other such potions. Dr Sandy who joined us for lunch gave him a parting gift of some activated charcoal tablets. Charlie has been an excellent companion and crew member and seems to have enjoyed ebery moment of his time. We are sorry to see him go. His tummy seemed a lot better and despite suggestions that he should get back into food slowly, Charlie had two courses for lunch plus a couple of beers. Best Regards, Dave & Penny
Bernard: Been slow to catch up wit the blogging, a term I'm still not that familiar with! Great to hear of your visit to Tuomoa and remember familiar names. I've been most disappointed not to have been able to visit them these past months. I've often wondered what might have happened on a canoe trip to Vanga if teh seas became really huge. You've proved they can so trust the canoing priests and other visitors take note. Good sailing, Bernard (09/02/06)