Kennedy and Ghizo, Solomon Islands

This morning we come to an atoll configuration, with several reefs ringing several islands. One of these islands is now known as Kennedy Island, because this is where the young John F. Kennedy and his crew clung to life after the destruction of their ship, the PT-109.  In fact, he and his crew members first wrecked up on another island, which had no water, and no shade. After some time there, they realized they could get to this 'perfect' island, with a shaded interior of tall trees, and most importantly, water. The sailors on board, told us, however, that there was some difficulty in the swim, because, the narrow neck of the channel between the reefs causes strong tidal surges. If you mis-time your swim, you could be swept out to open sea. I wonder if all the crew men were swimmers, or some had to be dragged by their crew mates.

We spent the morning on this island, which is so tiny, you can literally swim around it in about 15 minutes. The interior is lovely and shaded, and I had the good luck to see a large red parrot.