Did a drug bust on Monday, always a good way to start the week. We went back to the crops we had found in our previous patrol with a few cops and half of the other section. Spent a good five hours ripping up plants. Wound up with at least 2000 plants with a value of $60,000 Sol. However sold in New Zealand it would have been worth a lot more. Although, as I predicted, all the credit went to someone else. Apparently the Solomon Islands Police Force found, removed and destroyed the crop all by themselves. I happen to know for a fact that the pile of weed remained outside the police station for a few days afterwards. Probably drying out.
Tuesday through Thursday saw us pretty much stuck at camp with the exception of meal runs. It is alright in this place but it is always good to get out of here. We also celebrated the little mans birthday with cake and a signed flag as a present.
Friday morning saw us head out past the gold mine to do a bit of a route recce and play some soccer with the local kids. We were looking for a track across the island and we found one alright. Unfortunately we soon got into a game of ‘just around the corner’. Before we knew it we were almost halfway across the island, after crossing some pretty big hills. We also had a great laugh at the aussies as their land rover got stuck going up a hill that our LOVs had no trouble with. Apparently a team is going to do the crossing at some point and get picked up by helicopter, hope it's us.
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