Boy Swam Eight
p. 89 · Read in the full issue
Miles Because Of A
Fright
Fourteen-year-old Timothy was on his way to Honiara in the Solomons on board the “Kwai” in October when he be came frightened. So he jumped over the side of the ship, swam eight miles to the nearest island, Kau Kau, and walked two miles inshore before finding a village.
The “Kwai”, believing Timothy had fallen overboard, circled for six hours until a message from Mr. Norman Tasker on Kau Kau Plantation informed them of the Tikopian boy’s arrival.
The crew knew that Tiko pians are good swimmers, but they are still shaking their heads in wonder at Timothy’s eight mile marathon. Timothy finally arrived in Honiara on board the “Regina”.