Entrance Tablet at War Memorial (I shall attach full photos later)83 days to go.
Meet the newbies and take them to the Lime Lounge for breakfast. They are impressed. How they have changed, this would not have impressed them when I first met them. It would have taken free beer and dancing girls to do that.
Tweety and I attend an early morning presentation on cultural differences between Pacific Islanders and Westerners. It is mixed between locals and Advisers from Australia and NZ. When it comes to the differences in talking about yourself, one Kiwi pops up and claims it is not common in NZ, until I ask if he means except when they talk about Rugby or their 1 cricket win a season. Overall it was a great session. The information was timely and relevant to the situation. I think everyone got something out of it.
Back to the office and a bit of work then we go to lunch with Nemo to "Town Square" where a sort of fair was set up. Stalls selling food and artifacts and some just providing information as well. There was a stage and a couple of locals singing. This part of a Women's Week.
After work we go up to the American - Solomon Islands War Memorial. It details the major battles and lists the naval losses of both sides. It also provides a lookout to show where the battles were and where the ships sunk.
We take the Newbies to Iron Bottom Sound Hotel for the Japanese Buffet. During the evening various comments are passed about different menu items. One of the newbies from Canberra, "Squeeky" who turns out to work in new outfits he ordered especially for the trip, extols the virtues of the tempura fish. The West Aussie, to my eternal shame wanders over to the tempura bar and loads his plate. After eating the food he says "well I am not impressed, the fish tastes just like potato" To which I point out, that is because it is potato, all the fish was gone. From this moment on he is referred to as "Spud Cod" The third newbie, for reasons I do not wish to know or go into is referred to as "Bubble Bum".
Iron Bottom Sound is the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and the other island group of the Solomons. It was not known as this until 1942. The name was given to this stretch of water because of the number of ships sunk in in during the battles mentioned earlier.
Another foyer meeting and Squeeky, Tweety and I arrange to meet to revive our Vegemite breakfast at 0730.
Meet the newbies and take them to the Lime Lounge for breakfast. They are impressed. How they have changed, this would not have impressed them when I first met them. It would have taken free beer and dancing girls to do that.
Tweety and I attend an early morning presentation on cultural differences between Pacific Islanders and Westerners. It is mixed between locals and Advisers from Australia and NZ. When it comes to the differences in talking about yourself, one Kiwi pops up and claims it is not common in NZ, until I ask if he means except when they talk about Rugby or their 1 cricket win a season. Overall it was a great session. The information was timely and relevant to the situation. I think everyone got something out of it.
Back to the office and a bit of work then we go to lunch with Nemo to "Town Square" where a sort of fair was set up. Stalls selling food and artifacts and some just providing information as well. There was a stage and a couple of locals singing. This part of a Women's Week.
After work we go up to the American - Solomon Islands War Memorial. It details the major battles and lists the naval losses of both sides. It also provides a lookout to show where the battles were and where the ships sunk.
We take the Newbies to Iron Bottom Sound Hotel for the Japanese Buffet. During the evening various comments are passed about different menu items. One of the newbies from Canberra, "Squeeky" who turns out to work in new outfits he ordered especially for the trip, extols the virtues of the tempura fish. The West Aussie, to my eternal shame wanders over to the tempura bar and loads his plate. After eating the food he says "well I am not impressed, the fish tastes just like potato" To which I point out, that is because it is potato, all the fish was gone. From this moment on he is referred to as "Spud Cod" The third newbie, for reasons I do not wish to know or go into is referred to as "Bubble Bum".
Iron Bottom Sound is the stretch of water between Guadalcanal and the other island group of the Solomons. It was not known as this until 1942. The name was given to this stretch of water because of the number of ships sunk in in during the battles mentioned earlier.
Another foyer meeting and Squeeky, Tweety and I arrange to meet to revive our Vegemite breakfast at 0730.
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