Our friend, Kiko, talked our driver into a later start this weekend. He wanted to leave at 4:30, and she haggled for 5:30, knowing that we had originally planned for 6:00. All without our knowledge. But I'm thankful she did. Team Choate had everything secured at the house, including our traditional snowman building, and we were down at the beach just as the sun began to brighten the sky on Saturday morning.
Having a group wake up early to come see you off always makes us feel special, and we were thankful for the handful of people who were willing to walk through the morning dew and the remains of last night's BIG rain (thanks for praying!) to give us hugs and well wishes.
The seas were flat, at one point Aaron said they looked like liquid silver because they were reflecting the sky like a mirror. We saw three different pods of dolphins along the way, too. This trip was so much smoother than the ride that brought us out to Marulaon and left me bruised!
A huge thanks to my friend, Ann, for keeping the blog up and running while we were off the grid. We're grateful to be back in Honiara and to be able to reconnect with friends and family via the internet again. Aaron has a very full plate in November, and then we hope to turn around and head back to Marulaon in December for Olivia's last trip.
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