Honiara Hosts Largest Cruise Ship!

That was the headline in the Solomon Island paper today. The story was under a 1/3 page size picture of our ship. They were thrilled to have us there and went out of their way to show us a good time. We had never had a send off with hundreds of people on the pier before. Some said it was thousands!  Our taxi driver had asked if they could go of the ship with us when we stopped for lunch. Too bad we couldn't take them. I guess if everyone could do that it would become a security nightmare. The Solomon Islands have dealt with a lot of political problems in the past so had very little tourism. I think they are hoping that this will be the beginning of something. It was HAL's first time there. 

It was cooler today with a nice breeze and overcast. Hope it is sunny for our stop tomorrow. We are snorkeling again. The seas have been reasonably calm for the entire voyage. That is quite amazing considering the different paths we had to take to avoid typhoons! Only once did they tie the deck chairs down and deliver ginger and green apples to the front desk. That is what they give for sea sickness. Not once have the barf bags appeared on every railing. I find that rather amusing, probably because I don't get seasick. Hopefully it will stay the same for the remainder of our voyage. We will be home in less than 3 weeks!