As Cyclone June moves slowly out of the Solomon Islands and on to attack New Caldonia, we continue to wash our clothes:  some sour from our wet trip, some musty from storage in Honiara, some sheets from the village.  We're still getting rain here in Honiara, so all laundry goes hung out on the porch.  We tried sunning the backpacks this morning during a brief spot of sunshine, but the rain came back.

When I pulled my flip-flops out of the box this morning, I found the soles had molded.  Guess that's what happens when you live in a place that births cyclones!  We've been working hard all morning, unpacking and organizing, now Team Choate is going to pause, make a pot of decaf coffee, and play Carcassonne.  Great way to start the weekend!  Would love to reconnect and know how everybody else is spending the weekend...