184 DaYs WiThOuT YoU: 172 Days

Sam and i played guitar in the afternoon. He plays so well and showed me a thing or two. I'm currently learning to play a song written by one of the locals in the 70's of how Honiara was started. So maybe i can play it for a few people when i get back. its all written in Wontok (the language here) but is so amazing and harmonic!

I wrote my final exam on my open water dive course with a beer and a smoke, haha now that's how exams should be written, lol. I'm sure i did well :) but lets wait and see, I'll keep you guys posted.

Shortly after completing my exam Adam (a friend of Yolande - he runs one of the prisons here) picked me up for a night out on the town. i forgot the names of all the places we went to (maybe from all the beer -lol) but I'll tell you all about them and what they're like. Adam and i had supper at the Ocean View restaurant to start off the night, then the beers started flowing! We went to a pub up stairs and met some of his mates. this place was nice, it had air con which is awesome cos the temps here are 27min - 33max everyday! I'm still adjusting to the climate. they played good music and songs i knew :)

We then went to Heritage. Its a club that's inside a hotel, they don't let you in if you don't have proper shoes on and if you're not respectable. its 50 bucks to get in which is a little expensive but worth every penny. Its pretty much like a club back home in South Africa. Good music, interesting people (all friendly), its clean and run extremely well! i met a guy and girl from New Zealand and had a lekka chat about the rugby world cup that's on its way. i found it cool that i was standing having a argument with these guys, one from New Zealand and Adam from Australia -our two biggest rivals in rugby- about who's going to win the World Cup. BUT we ALL know the Bokke are the best team around!

We then went to a venue just down the road from my place. i cant really make my mind up about it though. its was OK. nice people, cheap drinks, ok music (just extremely loud) and way to full! Crazy hot and humid! I got over that fairly quickly but i have to say it was a good experience to go to a place that all the locals go to. Arrived home at 4am - Tops night!

The locals here are crazy about Lucky Dube. When ever i say I'm from SA (always) their first response is, "AHHHhh we love Lucky Dube!" its a real nice feeling. even though I'm hundreds of kilometers from home i still feel proudly South African every single day! even though this island is super cool I'm missing SA so, sooo much! I'm missing all my friends! My dog :"( awe... i love you peeps like crazy!! i just want to say that i feel really privileged to have just over 600 views on my blog in only 12 posts! thanks for following and i hope you guys enjoy reading about the Solomons as much as i enjoy writing about it!