tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79246705422707212192024-02-21T03:06:49.042+10:00Rabaul Daily PhotoJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.comBlogger311125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-88244662600391068242009-01-01T15:24:00.001+10:002009-01-01T15:39:09.409+10:00January Theme & Lukim Yu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaBKq-KCeWaSxowE4tgFxeqao3OpvZKev6N_cfUrL1sRGtL8Oy4Noko5Xw5MzCJU42UeUwD6D86TRH9cw5hpW_ygMaeTejLMm-NbeNSxUOajpEGgjr3slks04OyC4vWo4py6ddZmEtKxU/s1600-h/IMG_0039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 508px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaBKq-KCeWaSxowE4tgFxeqao3OpvZKev6N_cfUrL1sRGtL8Oy4Noko5Xw5MzCJU42UeUwD6D86TRH9cw5hpW_ygMaeTejLMm-NbeNSxUOajpEGgjr3slks04OyC4vWo4py6ddZmEtKxU/s640/IMG_0039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286179580715684306" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Deckhand</span>"</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />My favourite shot for 2008</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...............................................................<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On this first day of 2009 I have finally been able to post (although I started this 2 days ago),<br />but it will be my last for the time being.</div><br />I have struggled with phone lines since the beginning, but they have finally got the better of me. It is just too frustrating and time-consuming, and the cost each month has escalated to an amount that would enable me a to buy a return ticket to Australia, which is just ridiculous.<br /><br />The catalyst though is that my new job this year will take me away from here for long periods of time, so I have to bite the bullet and call it quits. It has been such fun and I will miss it terribly, but I will drop in and visit you when I can, and I hope I will be able to start it RDP up again some time in the futur.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">So it isn't goodbye - just <span style="font-style: italic;">see ya later!!</span></div><br />I am posting some of my favourite shots from this amazing part of the world, and if you like them, please check out my archives on the right-hand side of this page.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I hope over the life of RDP that I have been able to give you some idea of .....</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >....</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdof8os-YxteRMOMeAQU4rcDj3MJ-yma4XqiMpPmiHTB53PYTH4DRhKqh-TpPqaTGgLzq7IfNIl8TOvPbxLN98hUGU81JGKntH9qmduK-iyZZPv7wOZg3NTSTHq7iKmaj41vpRgelAc9j/s1600-h/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_0017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdof8os-YxteRMOMeAQU4rcDj3MJ-yma4XqiMpPmiHTB53PYTH4DRhKqh-TpPqaTGgLzq7IfNIl8TOvPbxLN98hUGU81JGKntH9qmduK-iyZZPv7wOZg3NTSTHq7iKmaj41vpRgelAc9j/s640/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286151940400473922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oSK5-CGRJwKMn5Eu9qMTSXjLB25aUi-IcxlBYoarvmmt_bjsYBvoykW3uYq8HwR8Q7nVpVD9M8CH8Uu_SkHwoIo7RNEjj4cIrFUeEEbDLPHX-TtldrxsUP0d-OTJJIqGA9icfiDm9b9k/s1600-h/Copy+of+TheUltimateClimb65.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 506px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oSK5-CGRJwKMn5Eu9qMTSXjLB25aUi-IcxlBYoarvmmt_bjsYBvoykW3uYq8HwR8Q7nVpVD9M8CH8Uu_SkHwoIo7RNEjj4cIrFUeEEbDLPHX-TtldrxsUP0d-OTJJIqGA9icfiDm9b9k/s640/Copy+of+TheUltimateClimb65.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286150670232745266" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6WlpTyOh6rY9q0rEw5G2nVCM1X5KvkdWLQuUX-dc5lKkKqPrO11bM2bASENBWL_5cjSzJppopg_BUtGKTOAePeZQDM8ZSQGc7tsX2cYuAeS7M1xbUw1P9zZWQ4Q50fWEbWnA2ch3Qm0N/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_4578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 505px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6WlpTyOh6rY9q0rEw5G2nVCM1X5KvkdWLQuUX-dc5lKkKqPrO11bM2bASENBWL_5cjSzJppopg_BUtGKTOAePeZQDM8ZSQGc7tsX2cYuAeS7M1xbUw1P9zZWQ4Q50fWEbWnA2ch3Qm0N/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_4578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285849740153168034" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">the roaring power of Tavurvur.......</span><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3iFoqPK9RBu_tRxJUqD5pHQiSxBmkEnQdOXl7a6ppK6Kumvg8w01_sl8xFky9kuu5huRIO6NZtu_99_pV4qIBEU3SSilfeBMGL-FrxfqACCD4MXIAbB_D4QfEOeksBUrBXmH0nweXKiI/s1600-h/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_4037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; 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font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">the lush green.....</span><br /><br /></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh453ooH7N6aQjwLJU8Ac8TOpmrfk3hOV_M2u9wcwIzKbfjzeeKSbqb8p_WlNCSO_pO2FxI9RitIE6tGlcg3JIacLCwB0OsAE_GEpm-tojyAITK8s83oWuPJvyMg8MpU6hexSKcycFw2W/s1600-h/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_0025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 514px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh453ooH7N6aQjwLJU8Ac8TOpmrfk3hOV_M2u9wcwIzKbfjzeeKSbqb8p_WlNCSO_pO2FxI9RitIE6tGlcg3JIacLCwB0OsAE_GEpm-tojyAITK8s83oWuPJvyMg8MpU6hexSKcycFw2W/s640/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286178854579577186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXelVoXUdoMQj5WPBw1-6wzl8myg4jOAzLv8o8Yi-7HIg_Xgs-DgFJt49HdjEDHBYaecY5sE6ckzSKR4xxcaPkeqxGTPxw5S3Kzd6fpYLTUfAO39yyjT46y1kf_DAciWdY6N6dYaUyVC-n/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_2965.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXelVoXUdoMQj5WPBw1-6wzl8myg4jOAzLv8o8Yi-7HIg_Xgs-DgFJt49HdjEDHBYaecY5sE6ckzSKR4xxcaPkeqxGTPxw5S3Kzd6fpYLTUfAO39yyjT46y1kf_DAciWdY6N6dYaUyVC-n/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_2965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286187470769927218" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkcYu7J-yD3PT3V8T65OAFcLikiWJWa4XkJaz5utbhpEmqxMkZOq8unSCy7Nz06b4netRrdgqfeyTwidF1ZJuU6APRKVL33_3jZxcUAnBrBiC3HoqKCYWpVADplK7K6k8vTwG7gYgDXLH/s1600-h/dolphin+escort+113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 457px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkcYu7J-yD3PT3V8T65OAFcLikiWJWa4XkJaz5utbhpEmqxMkZOq8unSCy7Nz06b4netRrdgqfeyTwidF1ZJuU6APRKVL33_3jZxcUAnBrBiC3HoqKCYWpVADplK7K6k8vTwG7gYgDXLH/s640/dolphin+escort+113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286157540421209234" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKrW9jQ27A4qwNr9OtnklfmLXfOb9hV3_BmE53FH02M9nwS7rBMQy2FgseRmR2ba-XN56o6Y-nXBXeXj_sEMpI9Kh1FfkCei5SWvodsuxJVSWsg8c-MgkKLbZlKDf-CV_qe1ZfJHR7XJh/s1600-h/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_3713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKrW9jQ27A4qwNr9OtnklfmLXfOb9hV3_BmE53FH02M9nwS7rBMQy2FgseRmR2ba-XN56o6Y-nXBXeXj_sEMpI9Kh1FfkCei5SWvodsuxJVSWsg8c-MgkKLbZlKDf-CV_qe1ZfJHR7XJh/s640/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_3713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286171983201446242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">aqua water on teaming reefs........</span><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMW7aTAt17Dxgksw_dZhpXveFld-Zyq1ua3LxH0KjccYWg-EG_O38XSxjSnRqNjrXbZLzYo0zQ57-KUFQnaIDU6vAYVdZgWHbZpGhAxL7vLavQgqD2rx1Y3boVkVh2g-r2egfw67gSQls/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_3772.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 477px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMW7aTAt17Dxgksw_dZhpXveFld-Zyq1ua3LxH0KjccYWg-EG_O38XSxjSnRqNjrXbZLzYo0zQ57-KUFQnaIDU6vAYVdZgWHbZpGhAxL7vLavQgqD2rx1Y3boVkVh2g-r2egfw67gSQls/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_3772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286184149333737810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-TdvZaJX0ytBW_sui8Uk6PKj-V80wGbzbZHGDQymtJ6sUV7hZcsr6LmTwoKzCrb1oHCKYnwuAoycIncE8o29rdbhKp9WfSxLUpLybLt0ck4zpsqaU9CMmEZtwRjimakXESODRh_zm1s1/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_3779+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-TdvZaJX0ytBW_sui8Uk6PKj-V80wGbzbZHGDQymtJ6sUV7hZcsr6LmTwoKzCrb1oHCKYnwuAoycIncE8o29rdbhKp9WfSxLUpLybLt0ck4zpsqaU9CMmEZtwRjimakXESODRh_zm1s1/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_3779+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286185120012387458" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">warm welcoming people...</span><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahfNtTRTy1EgruYltrEF3Cqv0M9ec9YmD7pC543nCV3yT8D7q4TstFFCojajlsIryoaLst7a4nTMNdPB7TkZjEX4WnLl3L6h9N85-6xjDbtmoNmyzjG25fXlChCUp7mDUV4Af8rtL7aP_/s1600-h/IMG_1682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 575px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahfNtTRTy1EgruYltrEF3Cqv0M9ec9YmD7pC543nCV3yT8D7q4TstFFCojajlsIryoaLst7a4nTMNdPB7TkZjEX4WnLl3L6h9N85-6xjDbtmoNmyzjG25fXlChCUp7mDUV4Af8rtL7aP_/s640/IMG_1682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286158590237825634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2k5lsACHQxdPuYkPxjXAW36MQsOHJpDFjgTfa9jGfJbwCKa6lkA4XSay00R8i0vyfcalJQsEwGQlpNNlYOh8rIchn-fc_rYFXYVnwdJ9mSGeNcWyouaE8ZcJtjiaIIi9jGJlj_mflqmy/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_1617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 441px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2k5lsACHQxdPuYkPxjXAW36MQsOHJpDFjgTfa9jGfJbwCKa6lkA4XSay00R8i0vyfcalJQsEwGQlpNNlYOh8rIchn-fc_rYFXYVnwdJ9mSGeNcWyouaE8ZcJtjiaIIi9jGJlj_mflqmy/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286158036678342226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLhch6_l67_X6im48yzPggUFP1Qzkmv6WE1kHC2Goi3wtuA8NjF7mPu9F88pUupnq0TsCqz9Eggi4KdpuLub4Nu6d-R3ZdyA3TdfRoHHcOdxDzq1EM3cNgm9PpXqA7T3D5Lz0-9jHEiHw/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLhch6_l67_X6im48yzPggUFP1Qzkmv6WE1kHC2Goi3wtuA8NjF7mPu9F88pUupnq0TsCqz9Eggi4KdpuLub4Nu6d-R3ZdyA3TdfRoHHcOdxDzq1EM3cNgm9PpXqA7T3D5Lz0-9jHEiHw/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286190139409192898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_t-SMtsqyuzR8TEUI57WogGOVQSpk9t-WjNpPHnEbyLT_A8fwi7kxqq-9b31EPRlzgShwE3O4cHV2DGmTWO1EbiP9pEWZpDYzmSdI6dy9oNpt8MT9_VTMlegmhy-cOdE8x_eEjkCsN1g7/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_1576+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 552px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_t-SMtsqyuzR8TEUI57WogGOVQSpk9t-WjNpPHnEbyLT_A8fwi7kxqq-9b31EPRlzgShwE3O4cHV2DGmTWO1EbiP9pEWZpDYzmSdI6dy9oNpt8MT9_VTMlegmhy-cOdE8x_eEjkCsN1g7/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1576+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285868823203601922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">always the unexpected and the exotic.....</span><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7i1snKDXiPeDMte_sN9Nc_-XIp7Li53z4GxIkb7UXNqfQtmx-JAFH7FdztA3_2cPxrv5lBwQyzD7qPBUkcDzx_a8vVauWCJxcyqGPNCaCJhDTE0HMiKI2d7McTPQgSXf1dEpgYMD20zP/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7i1snKDXiPeDMte_sN9Nc_-XIp7Li53z4GxIkb7UXNqfQtmx-JAFH7FdztA3_2cPxrv5lBwQyzD7qPBUkcDzx_a8vVauWCJxcyqGPNCaCJhDTE0HMiKI2d7McTPQgSXf1dEpgYMD20zP/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286152483947140754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >and from my house each day......</span><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNBXmzvoM8_Aj0CyybraG65twfIfn7phxnDrETL4C0Gnh6l_HnkalBkTk3h2sHC7cRj8QS5HheU_4NNf7Pu_X9GwCpy_uugLG_ZNQlEasEzjMK5vYmXRvyM-yOoo986t_dLQI6wfVuBxx/s1600-h/DSCN1611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 540px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNBXmzvoM8_Aj0CyybraG65twfIfn7phxnDrETL4C0Gnh6l_HnkalBkTk3h2sHC7cRj8QS5HheU_4NNf7Pu_X9GwCpy_uugLG_ZNQlEasEzjMK5vYmXRvyM-yOoo986t_dLQI6wfVuBxx/s640/DSCN1611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286160546252702194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo2AjerFtk21tzsklEM26WmSkImnmTslLVa4PWaRLc4-8ne7E4JYJu3xB5ZGQkLYOP9roZojrS2WhHjTomjCg7Odo5qAO4G7aV2V17_P_BygdXj9bxUumv7sIxXgZf40vPcy_0drinK8G/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo2AjerFtk21tzsklEM26WmSkImnmTslLVa4PWaRLc4-8ne7E4JYJu3xB5ZGQkLYOP9roZojrS2WhHjTomjCg7Odo5qAO4G7aV2V17_P_BygdXj9bxUumv7sIxXgZf40vPcy_0drinK8G/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286151527434909586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxxWLbHqquqjMCqFtR-uS5fyM5RRiGVaaTxroJwOD52taVRsaqcfIQpNt1OCF1scaEEeQg-1CS79Vt2vNHfRMCfmiNUvRc-u7OdSHmPFDXhKneJ1QCubQL6LmQTkLQRKpizie_1rsdOGE/s1600-h/IMG_3749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxxWLbHqquqjMCqFtR-uS5fyM5RRiGVaaTxroJwOD52taVRsaqcfIQpNt1OCF1scaEEeQg-1CS79Vt2vNHfRMCfmiNUvRc-u7OdSHmPFDXhKneJ1QCubQL6LmQTkLQRKpizie_1rsdOGE/s640/IMG_3749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285874509236249170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPyM0GdH9yR2puO5N591v4_uPsgqUyyzubf-w1DNlXKSF15_Oem0hxHuRdhqWxAwKP60Rt54D-GP2UydUkjtqL3sXxLJejT-NA8WalR3BW9eT6zaYg32zaYDriiYIqdNJrQ9sH5CjB9_b/s1600-h/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPyM0GdH9yR2puO5N591v4_uPsgqUyyzubf-w1DNlXKSF15_Oem0hxHuRdhqWxAwKP60Rt54D-GP2UydUkjtqL3sXxLJejT-NA8WalR3BW9eT6zaYg32zaYDriiYIqdNJrQ9sH5CjB9_b/s640/IMG_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285868278485042050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLyC_mYFvi8iGKtuWnjRTirgO4TOhXyAO4UqWJ7rI1bCTUyt15th0EMLUqjx5ncbsUdjK-9mb4U709qwO9tvq4B8PGmFHBUsAZd-qMxXji949mHpOeP3Qc3yBmfMkv-sYitTT1l9spSeb/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_4019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLyC_mYFvi8iGKtuWnjRTirgO4TOhXyAO4UqWJ7rI1bCTUyt15th0EMLUqjx5ncbsUdjK-9mb4U709qwO9tvq4B8PGmFHBUsAZd-qMxXji949mHpOeP3Qc3yBmfMkv-sYitTT1l9spSeb/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_4019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286189032750977362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">sunsets and sunrises to die for!!!</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Thank you all and every good wish for 2009.<br />Jules</span><br /><br /></span><br /></span></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-70410951085689988752008-12-20T08:13:00.003+10:002008-12-20T08:20:17.730+10:00Wounded in action - hope it isn't fatal!!!!Am unable to blog at the moment because of problems here with phone lines. My so called "broadband" connection is such in name only!!!! <br /><br />I've been told it's because it is cloudy......hmmmmm, so I guess until it gets sunny I'll be out of action.<br /><br />Have a great Christmas and see you when the weather breaks!!!!<br />JulesJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-60221346137182627402008-12-19T00:01:00.001+10:002008-12-19T00:01:00.472+10:00Sky Watch Friday: Day and Night<div style="text-align: center;">We are 5 degrees south of the equator which means day and night are pretty much equal all year round.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VuvowdJhyphenhyphenPlrVrLUsL0YL3I3f5oWOMkBFP603aHZsKjLV6nMevbSYAj1tjHxsroVffDqLJ631fgjePS7j_cz14heBdJNUkFQh1wnBaN3p28wts56CxIljiMD5bmOPSJkbBorYCecquek/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VuvowdJhyphenhyphenPlrVrLUsL0YL3I3f5oWOMkBFP603aHZsKjLV6nMevbSYAj1tjHxsroVffDqLJ631fgjePS7j_cz14heBdJNUkFQh1wnBaN3p28wts56CxIljiMD5bmOPSJkbBorYCecquek/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280981960707424210" border="0" /></a>This was taken at 6:00 in the morning......<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeQwuINMCxU2nl1WYhmcPOLesz8fNA2nSq5d1WZHq_3Lbo8suDRPJVXuHF52l28o-WA_DOQY6dhqgTFthlB-RAewjP3AF8QrIil7KV5HMSwKMUMpIwvpL1hY5S4WjU8wfUPDr6Gj6jCiW/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0111_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWeQwuINMCxU2nl1WYhmcPOLesz8fNA2nSq5d1WZHq_3Lbo8suDRPJVXuHF52l28o-WA_DOQY6dhqgTFthlB-RAewjP3AF8QrIil7KV5HMSwKMUMpIwvpL1hY5S4WjU8wfUPDr6Gj6jCiW/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0111_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280983893296310834" border="0" /></a>....and this at 6:00 in the evening.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Makes life very predictable!!!!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiFGLtmKsi4QWMOROM8qtY4YAtVhzQMUTqv1z0NnlqKn_-DLYgTiU7sQvmqfnmZG4UCmocgQ48wWmisLH8mYaMQitwc6-vrOaKk-Bu0GILDWyMYpEqBw5vwE5DnZDtuaOqqRLt39_xS0Y/s1600-h/swftom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiFGLtmKsi4QWMOROM8qtY4YAtVhzQMUTqv1z0NnlqKn_-DLYgTiU7sQvmqfnmZG4UCmocgQ48wWmisLH8mYaMQitwc6-vrOaKk-Bu0GILDWyMYpEqBw5vwE5DnZDtuaOqqRLt39_xS0Y/s640/swftom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280982324714999506" border="0" /></a>More dawn and sunset shots here on <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch</a><br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-31165108031354295572008-12-16T19:52:00.006+10:002008-12-16T20:39:21.711+10:00I think it's going to be a white/ashy Christmas!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MBw7pp5nz1Dx0LRgK93pswHwM2PgqdmT3VKN6UbBk78c9YW7uMwoGdvFsadTcjMOurJyvnJ0Nq1mofdLxPH7MtWFrDjupbtu_hAny72gTzbL6hi945Z32THAqNPu6ljKecjAcq4bifUe/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 507px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MBw7pp5nz1Dx0LRgK93pswHwM2PgqdmT3VKN6UbBk78c9YW7uMwoGdvFsadTcjMOurJyvnJ0Nq1mofdLxPH7MtWFrDjupbtu_hAny72gTzbL6hi945Z32THAqNPu6ljKecjAcq4bifUe/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280324737419495218" border="0" /></a><br />Ash falls have been so heavy in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rabaul</span> that like my friends snowed under in the Northern Hemisphere, the locals here have to dig their way out of their drive-ways too!!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrxhyoS7l0_HrMcKwmC7k_7CXYHZLJCa_Btns-FBpUUqNjYLx4pO-b0N0_Fqq-DkwC25ECBN6J5U4mdx5d3scZB-EI_jprPQBHLQoM_-YU_EUZUMD1dymN64s9zJENLjjEc4Qm9ohAef9/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrxhyoS7l0_HrMcKwmC7k_7CXYHZLJCa_Btns-FBpUUqNjYLx4pO-b0N0_Fqq-DkwC25ECBN6J5U4mdx5d3scZB-EI_jprPQBHLQoM_-YU_EUZUMD1dymN64s9zJENLjjEc4Qm9ohAef9/s400/IMG_0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280328039014694274" border="0" /></a>Notice the depth of the ash behind the fence where it hasn't been compacted by vehicles.<br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-42207589745193674642008-12-14T11:39:00.010+10:002008-12-14T18:59:03.585+10:00Operation Open Heart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrS_YpnlOYWRam6cQxBFPsRSaePRzVt_wSSGuLGDeNHUsbIXaMfSFQ3leVesGm5WnL-ysZOgkGW5mjEdO1ueCqeQ9-gZDNjyXos1miopHzAC9dQF9wpVc4oLsc81w3k4xyxxm1AcBzQyV/s1600-h/IMG_2215.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrS_YpnlOYWRam6cQxBFPsRSaePRzVt_wSSGuLGDeNHUsbIXaMfSFQ3leVesGm5WnL-ysZOgkGW5mjEdO1ueCqeQ9-gZDNjyXos1miopHzAC9dQF9wpVc4oLsc81w3k4xyxxm1AcBzQyV/s640/IMG_2215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279563135150219170" border="0" /></a><br />An <span style="font-weight: bold;">Operation Open Heart</span> team has visited Papua New Guinea almost every year since 1993. Specialised medical and health personnel including surgeons, anaesthetists, physiotherapists, intensive care and operating theatre nurses and technicians all donate their time, skills, expertise and money to perform cardiac surgery on Papua New Guineans, two thirds of the patients being children. <p>Operation Open Heart is coordinated by the San in conjunction with Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Nursing, medical and allied health professional staff, from all areas of Sydney and Australia, make up the team.</p><p>The team convert two ordinary operating theatres at the Port Moresby General Hospital into cardiac theatres. Operations can include the implantation of permanent cardiac pacemakers, surgery to overcome congenital heart defects such as “hole in the heart” or severe conditions such as “blue baby syndrome”, caused by multiple holes in the heart. The surgical program also includes the treatment of rheumatic heart valve diseases such as valve repair, the opening of narrowed valves and the replacement of severely damaged valves with artificial valves. (The visits also provide invaluable opportunities for PNG doctors and nurses to learn new skills).<br /></p> <p>Costs of this type of surgery alone would be $25,000 per patient if they were forced, or able, to travel overseas.</p> <p>“Congenital Heart disease is one of the most common birth defects globally, affecting millions of children around the world” said Melanie Windus, Sydney Adventist Hospital’s Health Care Outreach Coordinator.</p> <p>“It is estimated that one third of these children will die before their first birthday because of lack of appropriate care.</p> <p>Following successful cardiac surgery, these patients lead active and normal lives.</p><span style="font-size:85%;">Information taken from <a href="http://www.sah.org.au/events.press.details.asp?sku=955789614">this site.</a><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL0OUeprepm70lzDEtoJncLD8v6J1nFT23bBIEOofsnby8ITP6dRUsSsjAVE8VmL6tNesjiSY9VSFjV471f5Etjqzx5XKNOA6zz6SZnkymG-bur6dqz8NfaeycfK91ySfz0mtoAi1jWJ7/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0040_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL0OUeprepm70lzDEtoJncLD8v6J1nFT23bBIEOofsnby8ITP6dRUsSsjAVE8VmL6tNesjiSY9VSFjV471f5Etjqzx5XKNOA6zz6SZnkymG-bur6dqz8NfaeycfK91ySfz0mtoAi1jWJ7/s320/Copy+of+IMG_0040_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279566728379528818" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Kamahl coming back</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">By ZARA KANU (THE NATIONAL) </span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">AUSTRALIAN singer </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Kamahl</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> is set to return to Papua New Guinea on Dec 11 for two concerts in support of Operation Open Heart Christmas appeal.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">He will perform at a corporate dinner in Port Moresby before heading to East New Britain Province for a one-off public concert at the Ralum Club on Dec 13.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">The upcoming visit followed his highly successful visit in June for two concerts in Port Moresby which raised more than K500,000 for the Orchid Society of Papua New Guinea and </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Operation Open Heart.</span></span><br /><br /></span>I can't honestly say I have ever been a Kamahl fan, but it was great that he was able to visit<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>and help raise money and public awareness for this great cause. Suzie and Bruce put on a great lunch at the Rabaul Hotel and his concert at the Ralum Club, organised by the Rotary Club was well attended.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">...................................................<br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Phone connections here are terrible at the moment. It has delayed my posting and visiting is almost impossible as I can't upload your page properly or my comments onto your blogs. Not sure what the problem is but it is driving me nuts!!!! Will visit if and when I can.<br /><br /></span>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-40311753136927407102008-12-12T00:01:00.001+10:002008-12-12T00:01:01.580+10:00Sky Watch - Afternoon stormsThe wet season has started (thanks goodness - it has been so dry), and every afternoon the storm clouds gather and thunder rolls across the sky......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh357HmonI-n-hOvZbBASuP5IvEkScqfL7smtW3ZOGRuk01r8BGRbdiiZrvFg0-IYDTyBMFlEs-ObgEfzPgimn57q3o_aetva8Ssj7nqUEVoiIziCMLUfc3Naq5YX6R1YoSc2GW_LBt4nEx/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 512px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh357HmonI-n-hOvZbBASuP5IvEkScqfL7smtW3ZOGRuk01r8BGRbdiiZrvFg0-IYDTyBMFlEs-ObgEfzPgimn57q3o_aetva8Ssj7nqUEVoiIziCMLUfc3Naq5YX6R1YoSc2GW_LBt4nEx/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278494186056080818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFVP6ilRtME2Llc7n5MORLuy5SbXAP7aViLRMdpBBWP5Ngmi2O77lXiJ83d_cxi_JZ2clCXDIQoJxsNz2C6BcYGyVCbF0hIwOQ6C3GThxC0xCwIhKnCFfOIjILiKUYjC6jwtFsbXKwYtH/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0016.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFVP6ilRtME2Llc7n5MORLuy5SbXAP7aViLRMdpBBWP5Ngmi2O77lXiJ83d_cxi_JZ2clCXDIQoJxsNz2C6BcYGyVCbF0hIwOQ6C3GThxC0xCwIhKnCFfOIjILiKUYjC6jwtFsbXKwYtH/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 579px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFVP6ilRtME2Llc7n5MORLuy5SbXAP7aViLRMdpBBWP5Ngmi2O77lXiJ83d_cxi_JZ2clCXDIQoJxsNz2C6BcYGyVCbF0hIwOQ6C3GThxC0xCwIhKnCFfOIjILiKUYjC6jwtFsbXKwYtH/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278493443058727474" border="0" /></a><br />............although at times it is hard to work out whether it is thunder or the volcano - they sound the same. The other night a sonic blast from the volcano across the water, shook the house and rattled the windows.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Never a dull moment around here!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgHBmCyhQH-_QUVng7S0Do9TzAs-fk7UOzRwvo2oigrvaCnWuZ3wZnLXo6CIX6eqMzlFOcRzDO70i1-Shjx34b3p1NddOijc9Nm1QV_-2JJgzJou2NGRWny7UmZarvzS8SGH-S7gsti6I/s1600-h/swftom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgHBmCyhQH-_QUVng7S0Do9TzAs-fk7UOzRwvo2oigrvaCnWuZ3wZnLXo6CIX6eqMzlFOcRzDO70i1-Shjx34b3p1NddOijc9Nm1QV_-2JJgzJou2NGRWny7UmZarvzS8SGH-S7gsti6I/s400/swftom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278494997361990050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Visit other skies <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here</a> on Sky Watch Friday.<br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-77571508529809840902008-12-09T18:03:00.000+10:002008-12-09T18:38:19.050+10:00Three from three equals?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86IvlfK4vVNOe5tYCuHcHjoAcp1XNiDyWAFd0QqLtvS61FyL1_0CADn3zsBwpstwaYYPPMBbAp49vHbLJ2XLRm7cM24lkzimyvEdDr1vj3HEGLA1hW0vNBE-MpzHZyTfDCH6bVzI6t1Ht/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0018-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 502px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86IvlfK4vVNOe5tYCuHcHjoAcp1XNiDyWAFd0QqLtvS61FyL1_0CADn3zsBwpstwaYYPPMBbAp49vHbLJ2XLRm7cM24lkzimyvEdDr1vj3HEGLA1hW0vNBE-MpzHZyTfDCH6bVzI6t1Ht/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0018-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275163274500777634" border="0" /></a>Liam's next door neighbour in East New Britain has a great garden ornament in his back yard. Can you guess what it is?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gkl-1yfZP_vD7USh6mO9uL1YGB0uLJGmF0XLBU86G476PaOADB1GV69OVUVO_iDo4X1DSHKV1riT6cAX7rO43rH0gkQknqIxkWYyS908kOfz04S9fBYhtxOfY9KD11QTZnUjbJYNUDsE/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0016-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gkl-1yfZP_vD7USh6mO9uL1YGB0uLJGmF0XLBU86G476PaOADB1GV69OVUVO_iDo4X1DSHKV1riT6cAX7rO43rH0gkQknqIxkWYyS908kOfz04S9fBYhtxOfY9KD11QTZnUjbJYNUDsE/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0016-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275159300009800338" border="0" /></a></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Just under 300 </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Mitsubishi A6M3 Reisens, better known as Zeros,</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" > were shot down </span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >between October 1943 and March 1944 in the skies of Rabaul. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The Zeros, considered one of the most famous fighting planes of the Second World War, were for a long time the symbol of Japanese air power.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIth62YF5F4jqU-8mW_IcalrbaBS0BsKx-IE9czhPtSmkBj-D6RBzdQSR9YYImrItohp-72yvC-pnETVk4E3KeT4Pq8iJb0OLrpKKCgfaoHFBTleOZNNFddU2K3O2aBPgKCMpS2e4KGgJ/s1600-h/800px-Mitsubishi_Zero-Yasukuni.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIth62YF5F4jqU-8mW_IcalrbaBS0BsKx-IE9czhPtSmkBj-D6RBzdQSR9YYImrItohp-72yvC-pnETVk4E3KeT4Pq8iJb0OLrpKKCgfaoHFBTleOZNNFddU2K3O2aBPgKCMpS2e4KGgJ/s400/800px-Mitsubishi_Zero-Yasukuni.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275164440499741506" border="0" /></a><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Bryan/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mitsubishi_Zero-Yasukuni.jpg">photo from Wikipedia</a></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The aeroplane had a wingspan of 12 metres, was 9 metres long and weighed 1680 kilos when empty. Capable of reaching a maximum speed of 545 kilometres per hour, it was usually armed with two small 20 mm cannons installed in the wings and two 7.7 mm machine guns behind the engine hood. If needed it could also carry up to 120 kilograms of bombs. This plane’s exceptional maneuverability and its range gave the Japanese a distinct air supremacy for the first months of the war in the Pacific</span>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAkBSKkfSHgtaTDOUarmT53_LcT4cCpko1EaCxLqxwHcIY9nhkLdtzpDXldJFNsQPyV6TiQZm49rpIrpSi7VjurSs3w_W5l4OWWB_Rhtavl1Wzm8do0ubIRundSkob9vek7V-iXFA8uSY/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0017-1.JPG"><span style="font-style: italic;">Information taken from</span></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.niuginidive.com/index24.html"> this site.</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAkBSKkfSHgtaTDOUarmT53_LcT4cCpko1EaCxLqxwHcIY9nhkLdtzpDXldJFNsQPyV6TiQZm49rpIrpSi7VjurSs3w_W5l4OWWB_Rhtavl1Wzm8do0ubIRundSkob9vek7V-iXFA8uSY/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0017-1.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.niuginidive.com/index24.html"><br /></a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAkBSKkfSHgtaTDOUarmT53_LcT4cCpko1EaCxLqxwHcIY9nhkLdtzpDXldJFNsQPyV6TiQZm49rpIrpSi7VjurSs3w_W5l4OWWB_Rhtavl1Wzm8do0ubIRundSkob9vek7V-iXFA8uSY/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0017-1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAkBSKkfSHgtaTDOUarmT53_LcT4cCpko1EaCxLqxwHcIY9nhkLdtzpDXldJFNsQPyV6TiQZm49rpIrpSi7VjurSs3w_W5l4OWWB_Rhtavl1Wzm8do0ubIRundSkob9vek7V-iXFA8uSY/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0017-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275161352223156306" border="0" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> It's interesting to note that parts that couldn't be manufactured, were taken from these Zero components and used to assemble the Zero in the War Museum in Canberra.</span></p><p face="arial" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">............................................<br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Sorry this is late - it was in draft all done, waiting to be posted but my server has been very slow and freezing and I was unable to upload anything all day.</span></p><p face="arial" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> </p>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-31539918740903274982008-12-07T09:18:00.011+10:002008-12-07T20:26:52.845+10:00Guava tree and a message<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7Rxs8DbhFfmD2tkH6f3MQu11NeJR2EGD0NEW49ZaXuyMWlGdcjX5Fov4Tk-n7K7XSJi6QxdCnyvsfPjkMDGl4WgDmJoZAZD6WJSA_AVGkWGTgD_ITWHZBMpaNnACxCbm_7_9cvr1W1E5/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 507px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7Rxs8DbhFfmD2tkH6f3MQu11NeJR2EGD0NEW49ZaXuyMWlGdcjX5Fov4Tk-n7K7XSJi6QxdCnyvsfPjkMDGl4WgDmJoZAZD6WJSA_AVGkWGTgD_ITWHZBMpaNnACxCbm_7_9cvr1W1E5/s640/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276826930746068482" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guava">Guava </a>trees grow like weeds here. I have them popping up in the garden all the time. This tree outside my kitchen window is always full of birds that get the fruit before we do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldcq6SGFGcDLwQxFbtZ1ihKWaTcCiUdu4sz9seWJ4OREnkb3Kc1ZZel-IgSn7qWDs4dxPiHGhyXaWkUGDwfLqyVsL7SZSQby1JmCAXYU-bmObkfWGVlDiycuP5nt5f73xN_xnvLpD6KW4/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldcq6SGFGcDLwQxFbtZ1ihKWaTcCiUdu4sz9seWJ4OREnkb3Kc1ZZel-IgSn7qWDs4dxPiHGhyXaWkUGDwfLqyVsL7SZSQby1JmCAXYU-bmObkfWGVlDiycuP5nt5f73xN_xnvLpD6KW4/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276827548918877794" border="0" /></a>The trunk of the tree is quite beautiful.<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GoVt4yU8_v5YST8NNyiw4nPfja0pxEdxjgMeTfxZKPSH5wymPR_e76sBBBYPuX7-v7jmrjMfAAQhlIcTQYKe4HeZL9fOg7zmsJEIo95K9ADlx8dsxX_Lb6WRM1c1sJXioXDG7L3oliMT/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0081_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GoVt4yU8_v5YST8NNyiw4nPfja0pxEdxjgMeTfxZKPSH5wymPR_e76sBBBYPuX7-v7jmrjMfAAQhlIcTQYKe4HeZL9fOg7zmsJEIo95K9ADlx8dsxX_Lb6WRM1c1sJXioXDG7L3oliMT/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0081_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276826580462852978" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >This fruit however seems to have done a kamikaze off the tree onto the fence to escape.<br /><br />.....................................................<br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Message from Liam</span></span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8YtMIDOpWjoUmg1qkzO4RM-TI-Es9mslmghaxPqQTOQQeAWAM0l589qoiDshWtIbJfo-W6PlNTv22bfrCJDkOITmDrP34HZUhfV6vdIDX9gq8vHCFWRO1URmewEzoqVtIywIz3_ifE3J/s1600-h/2008-10-28-De-Rust-Liam-and.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8YtMIDOpWjoUmg1qkzO4RM-TI-Es9mslmghaxPqQTOQQeAWAM0l589qoiDshWtIbJfo-W6PlNTv22bfrCJDkOITmDrP34HZUhfV6vdIDX9gq8vHCFWRO1URmewEzoqVtIywIz3_ifE3J/s400/2008-10-28-De-Rust-Liam-and.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276825972777188066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Liam sent me this message in answer to a number of your questions re the houses in Liam's Blog on Dec 1.</span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >dad showd me the post you made for me and mum told my teacher so we al lookt at it on her laptop. That was so awsome now they can see I was not making up storys and see where i lived.</span></span></div> <div style="font-style: italic;"> </div> <div style="font-style: italic;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Mum told me that the walls on the houses are made from strips of bambu (bamboo) that are woven together and difrent kinds have difrent colors. Also the front is not the same as the back so some can be turned round to make pattens. Mum thinks that the bright colors are painted on the strips before they make the wall. Thanks this is realy realy cool.</span></div> <div style="font-style: italic;"> </div> <div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><br />Lots of love Liam</span><br /><br /></span></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-64686244636191212192008-12-05T00:01:00.003+10:002008-12-05T08:43:24.247+10:00Sky Watch Friday - Into the Night<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgag8_tsD6ZvR6zCQ9Yxx3uzkc9xQyVyPlvp1SMRTDlHzQP6PaLnCu03TTrQP6h_tFUFlnpHiJq36_5S9UMqzUMCV604WfbC3ZPAwLH2sg1xHHWbslRKy9uDLCpl1WS2CKSdl3MrfbktGnU/s1600-h/Copy+of+Untitled_Panorama1_edited-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 638px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgag8_tsD6ZvR6zCQ9Yxx3uzkc9xQyVyPlvp1SMRTDlHzQP6PaLnCu03TTrQP6h_tFUFlnpHiJq36_5S9UMqzUMCV604WfbC3ZPAwLH2sg1xHHWbslRKy9uDLCpl1WS2CKSdl3MrfbktGnU/s640/Copy+of+Untitled_Panorama1_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275546189372217394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Like a gift from the heavens it was easy to tell</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />It was love from above that could save me from hell</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />She had fire in her soul it was easy to see</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />How the devil himself could be pulled out of me</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />There were drums in the air as she started to dance</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />And we sang</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Ay, oh, ay, oh, ay, oh, ay</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />And the voices bang like the angels sing</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />And we danced on into the night</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />And we danced on into the night</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanks to Chad Kroeger for <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Into the Night</span> lyrics</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Snowy skies here on <a href="http://glasseye-jules.blogspot.com/">Through my Glass Eye</a><br /><br />and check out other skies to dance under <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi426LUdQMVGEsQrrdxijBC_qbaawdCVBZ2D2C2iaFHjc7xcrqtW4h4sNHfKV4kOelzLCicwn9FeoPfhh3js_WE0JnLfnAhevcoNonQ7Vdnab5ecALPs-f28auOGftqg8BSRc9adohFP-Zi/s1600-h/swftom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi426LUdQMVGEsQrrdxijBC_qbaawdCVBZ2D2C2iaFHjc7xcrqtW4h4sNHfKV4kOelzLCicwn9FeoPfhh3js_WE0JnLfnAhevcoNonQ7Vdnab5ecALPs-f28auOGftqg8BSRc9adohFP-Zi/s400/swftom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275835754335184450" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-59692085362352949022008-12-03T13:34:00.007+10:002008-12-03T22:50:57.234+10:00Friendly farm workersThis photo was taken as I half fell out of the car in my rush to catch these very friendly farm workers. We were on the road near Liam's place, along where I found the houses in my last post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCXkwisdONbyrrYJx0ylw132ey_y-M619IFVw8pyysl7-p0gIASQcjRclAE4DHiv8nW6zbrlbGaKbrZt4aEnxBCJLCIscPI_lHuTsnpdw6TPIT5srcpeFR22XzwP-WRHh6IzvYDpwd65z/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 412px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCXkwisdONbyrrYJx0ylw132ey_y-M619IFVw8pyysl7-p0gIASQcjRclAE4DHiv8nW6zbrlbGaKbrZt4aEnxBCJLCIscPI_lHuTsnpdw6TPIT5srcpeFR22XzwP-WRHh6IzvYDpwd65z/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275544152812820386" border="0" /></a><br />These farm workers were most excited when they saw my camera - yahooing and waving in enthusiasm.<br /><br />If I jumped out of a car and took photos of farm workers in your area what would they do??Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-54627485669122852052008-12-01T16:30:00.009+10:002008-12-01T17:06:10.750+10:00Post for Liam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GIO3J23xE1_lwccsTQsI4wGjupX5vZpVKxTIkyeLJTrQnr2FeCUZyTDMDKbt8h1hpfapMmeSGBZU6qrj8DNomhlvGjdobJGAOcwZCBTt6wB2eVBjGV3wxa6lLzO0kPvg8mnnQMJPxQlv/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 567px; height: 640px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GIO3J23xE1_lwccsTQsI4wGjupX5vZpVKxTIkyeLJTrQnr2FeCUZyTDMDKbt8h1hpfapMmeSGBZU6qrj8DNomhlvGjdobJGAOcwZCBTt6wB2eVBjGV3wxa6lLzO0kPvg8mnnQMJPxQlv/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274710555830942866" border="0" /></a>In Cape Town South Africa there now lives a boy called Liam, who was born here in East New Britain. He is able to keep in touch with what is happening here, and explain his amazing homeland to his teacher and class mates, by checking my blog regularly.<div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2IdySSe1236q6lYwFkxQij5IZWCJp6bOYRVRKzNbzLwUQL9bxuJPeTLhGN_oo4BI-ZACRY3IJgWoLyR7k58sj_CwT14Ptg6wc7BTHb4-zUr_NGN1OFeLPW7Km1zZtH8y3dBxekCxZwCk/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2IdySSe1236q6lYwFkxQij5IZWCJp6bOYRVRKzNbzLwUQL9bxuJPeTLhGN_oo4BI-ZACRY3IJgWoLyR7k58sj_CwT14Ptg6wc7BTHb4-zUr_NGN1OFeLPW7Km1zZtH8y3dBxekCxZwCk/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274706766459420722" border="0" /></a>Hi Liam and a big hello to your teacher and friends. These wonderful houses that I photographed for you before I went to Australia, are out near where you lived.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUImCdsg4UnJlZiT1_RHOKJ45JWsr5gFQwf2IK8Dk-VXWYdAd5wj9A9787V4QhFyQP0VUZIWkM5vZYJocdLmLKpvcUt5bXfevwpZnDU8_0EflPizVfuXQopjk77EytnrsM9CaY8U8az3f/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUImCdsg4UnJlZiT1_RHOKJ45JWsr5gFQwf2IK8Dk-VXWYdAd5wj9A9787V4QhFyQP0VUZIWkM5vZYJocdLmLKpvcUt5bXfevwpZnDU8_0EflPizVfuXQopjk77EytnrsM9CaY8U8az3f/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274709425047530546" border="0" /></a>Maybe with the help of Mum and Dad you might like to explain to your teacher and students how they make the wonderful patterns on the walls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl51y8yuBBKzZo1i-ntt1bHmU3G_VqHdpHDSG_eeWOkNpHaKxr3iqZ4KrDYjBDPUMaLkVNol04eOi2lvlIIhlBEMFOvVr2EERLbh0aKnxWkStNGJIS25RFhtgHhQmFw6CpHyup8_cVYLv5/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl51y8yuBBKzZo1i-ntt1bHmU3G_VqHdpHDSG_eeWOkNpHaKxr3iqZ4KrDYjBDPUMaLkVNol04eOi2lvlIIhlBEMFOvVr2EERLbh0aKnxWkStNGJIS25RFhtgHhQmFw6CpHyup8_cVYLv5/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274712422681989378" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-16305933416008570472008-11-29T12:40:00.008+10:002008-11-29T13:27:19.472+10:00Back in the Land of Smoking Mountains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxn8VvNWa7YQA8ntHt3Wdee1rxpRbRFvHRbIhOL-Pe4IQXMVmQzp1wAX_Qsavl21dJPLpW2eeebdD8asIv0GA7RFzXKK9jnsw9Qbw7mxQdonqE-4GRVEgI26DLJCc1G-fn9SksfA5QzGZ/s1600-h/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_0025_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 498px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxn8VvNWa7YQA8ntHt3Wdee1rxpRbRFvHRbIhOL-Pe4IQXMVmQzp1wAX_Qsavl21dJPLpW2eeebdD8asIv0GA7RFzXKK9jnsw9Qbw7mxQdonqE-4GRVEgI26DLJCc1G-fn9SksfA5QzGZ/s640/Copy+%282%29+of+IMG_0025_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273912018214429506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Good to be back!! I even missed the volcano ......<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />although that sentiment may last only a day or two!!!!<br /><br /><br />BTW - Have a new photo on <a href="http://glasseye-jules.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Through My Glass Eye</span></a><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-41766048382971557642008-11-03T06:05:00.003+10:002008-11-03T06:26:37.086+10:00Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbg5XTv4eb5rjWRmmT-BR1NlgAJrZ69ZBoHWH_FJU_BsinNhV-SyVs7P-dOGjli624RvEXavfFIqzsIRNRvaeV9M3qYGvqrspLMPUwfzLhM3QTbvdoeo7PxrjHXUjwp-j9-xrp-9xFZJR/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0055_edited-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbg5XTv4eb5rjWRmmT-BR1NlgAJrZ69ZBoHWH_FJU_BsinNhV-SyVs7P-dOGjli624RvEXavfFIqzsIRNRvaeV9M3qYGvqrspLMPUwfzLhM3QTbvdoeo7PxrjHXUjwp-j9-xrp-9xFZJR/s640/Copy+of+IMG_0055_edited-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264157626136104962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>We have been called back suddenly to Australia, and fly out this morning.<br />The "tyranny of distance" we </span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>feel </span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span>as expats is no more intense as it is today.</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span> </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I do not know when I will be back in PNG, but hopefully in a few weeks.</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" ><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jules</span></span><br /><br /></span></span></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-73772610732802242632008-11-02T08:13:00.006+10:002008-11-02T15:04:43.061+10:00Singsing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoP_rsTj-K-9viBV4Vx9z6IMoBg7CalFXdTcuBOdTb2BM3Dzsks5tsnNNhCwzOSCTg0je8I858IR3gOBay9TkT7ggis7pYwAPyzqq-0N88gX8Z_T6QYrDX5fUJCd5eTSymNQG_fcLBvE6/s1600-h/IMG_0023_edited-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoP_rsTj-K-9viBV4Vx9z6IMoBg7CalFXdTcuBOdTb2BM3Dzsks5tsnNNhCwzOSCTg0je8I858IR3gOBay9TkT7ggis7pYwAPyzqq-0N88gX8Z_T6QYrDX5fUJCd5eTSymNQG_fcLBvE6/s400/IMG_0023_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263816241568319794" border="0" /></a>Just on dark yesterday we heard a hell of a commotion <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">outside</span> the house. Looking out the window I saw a large group of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">people</span> chanting with drums and following this figure down the road to the beach. I grabbed my camera and did another of my "mad dashes". I asked if I could take their photo and with much glee they arranged themselves around the masked man. They told me they were going to a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">singsing</span> down the beach. I took a quick shot and then nothing ....my battery died. I was so annoyed. The group was calling out "Take more, take more..." and all I could do was mumble and stump on back up to the house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUtyS1GW1HfGfaS8iknsB_liYNJCd4l5ZvUIoAsRnmLG2991r_cfq3eycnVmTRNAUCS5oWdItFXQnw-h-JaR6cBo4VU5Mc5uSezcLfZ0O8F-hHbCv06aLQ1W4biQ88EabETbG8I3bqvPa/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUtyS1GW1HfGfaS8iknsB_liYNJCd4l5ZvUIoAsRnmLG2991r_cfq3eycnVmTRNAUCS5oWdItFXQnw-h-JaR6cBo4VU5Mc5uSezcLfZ0O8F-hHbCv06aLQ1W4biQ88EabETbG8I3bqvPa/s400/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263817319804708658" border="0" /></a>The figure seems to be in the form of a <span style="font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">dukduk</span> but is not the real deal. Can you see what is sticking out the top of his mask?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE_KFF1VvcYAeSkiC-Ua6LBOmlzNHU4j_3ysFUA8meLvUW6bO7zj62CyZ-i4SbmCpxOBjmUYQFw8gN6vzUclsfsXP9rw7lExTw7aLLxSwyGz4lbCpL2tPjlQpymHh1T031JKuopxPH0y3/s1600-h/Tumbuan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE_KFF1VvcYAeSkiC-Ua6LBOmlzNHU4j_3ysFUA8meLvUW6bO7zj62CyZ-i4SbmCpxOBjmUYQFw8gN6vzUclsfsXP9rw7lExTw7aLLxSwyGz4lbCpL2tPjlQpymHh1T031JKuopxPH0y3/s400/Tumbuan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263823686377875314" border="0" /></a>This is what a <span style="font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dukduk</span> looks like, courtesy of <a href="http://www.pngtourism.org.pg/png/export/sites/TPA/provinces/enbp/">this site.</a></div><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="font-style: italic;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dukduk</span> is a spirit,</strong><span style="font-style: italic;"> which assumes a visible and presumably tangible form, and makes its appearance at certain fixed times. Its arrival is invariably fixed for the day the new moon becomes visible. It is announced a month beforehand by the old men, and is always said to belong to one of them</span> <strong style="font-style: italic;"><br />It is a conical-shaped erection, about five feet high, made of very fine basket work,</strong> and gummed <span style="font-style: italic;">all over to give a surface on which the diabolical countenance is depicted. No arms or hands are visible, and the dress extends down to the knees. The old men, doubtless, are in the secret, but by the alarmed look on the faces of the others it is easy to see that they imagine that there is nothing human about these alarming visitors</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >.</span><br /><br />This information came from <a href="http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/nuguinea/nbritain/romillyh.htm">here</a> where more fascinating details can be found.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-38967381293539704892008-10-30T16:41:00.009+10:002008-10-31T09:26:36.224+10:00A rainbow for youHeading home one afternoon I saw this rainbow out to sea. We pulled off the road and I jumped out and ran down to the beach.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BbyMOWZOzO7GTU1NGLbWHzC70Boml-RC8vfVa-f3RcJGlo7NDtoXuODSSKrwF5S6Bl6dsJb1bSWOj7G7Fb9P0ytpGRkOUBaVNNeu5xe1MunsxakUI_rNCQalRr0gYFtqm79UD54GY5YU/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 431px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BbyMOWZOzO7GTU1NGLbWHzC70Boml-RC8vfVa-f3RcJGlo7NDtoXuODSSKrwF5S6Bl6dsJb1bSWOj7G7Fb9P0ytpGRkOUBaVNNeu5xe1MunsxakUI_rNCQalRr0gYFtqm79UD54GY5YU/s400/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262836559639558370" border="0" /></a>The rainbow went right down to the water, although it is hard to see it on the photo.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoy-BW3hhndTAZk8jbWHGsgwKY8jpUMMtcAICaHMLIe7LhTwxq5D_ExbJP-1xB_SLMIk4bqH9P6FRSk2Ue6AqeHd6ZpyZWKAv305gQcis82qdhw1mTIrjVF7S_lTi7XMYcNh-s06TKV8-2/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 442px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoy-BW3hhndTAZk8jbWHGsgwKY8jpUMMtcAICaHMLIe7LhTwxq5D_ExbJP-1xB_SLMIk4bqH9P6FRSk2Ue6AqeHd6ZpyZWKAv305gQcis82qdhw1mTIrjVF7S_lTi7XMYcNh-s06TKV8-2/s400/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262835180449019682" border="0" /></a>I snapped a couple of shots but it disappeared very quickly. I turned to go back to the car and saw a stunning sky behind me but that will have to wait until next week.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I hope it brings you good fortune in these days of finacial instability.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMDn3Mz9EfxdVRYFgui65_BWh1f9ifnKdK8I90LyaPLf8_cHe-YYDDMTx3Jn5ESzFb6zH8XaYF-oy2YtaLAoNH8bKMvQt7i6VlnofoH-Rg2hn-OSrniFjHZQ5IjX_wUrseV8s3jYijMuT/s1600-h/swftom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMDn3Mz9EfxdVRYFgui65_BWh1f9ifnKdK8I90LyaPLf8_cHe-YYDDMTx3Jn5ESzFb6zH8XaYF-oy2YtaLAoNH8bKMvQt7i6VlnofoH-Rg2hn-OSrniFjHZQ5IjX_wUrseV8s3jYijMuT/s400/swftom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262837477093975330" border="0" /></a>To see more skies from around the world go here to <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">Sky Watch Blog</a>.<br /><br />BTW <a href="http://nyacknydailysnap.blogspot.com/">Squirrel</a> got me onto the species of moth that I featured on my previous blog - and yes it is a Death’s Head Moth (<em>Acherontia atropos</em>), a species of hawk moth.<br /><br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-64957020517057394882008-10-28T15:45:00.003+10:002008-10-28T15:54:53.616+10:00Mask Moth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYln8L_7E-uls93qk0O1C9Kw2DauQbS81Yd3UMwqmh2d6Ca8NhInfSCqD_EhcmtKLqTJAP-2b7952Bh3ZUJ7fCQDmAemovO6UesAsIwva9DyNM2invoTbyxIN83NUFm_JJGa1tbSu85ECj/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 467px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYln8L_7E-uls93qk0O1C9Kw2DauQbS81Yd3UMwqmh2d6Ca8NhInfSCqD_EhcmtKLqTJAP-2b7952Bh3ZUJ7fCQDmAemovO6UesAsIwva9DyNM2invoTbyxIN83NUFm_JJGa1tbSu85ECj/s400/Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262078137880135250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This moth was on the screen door the other day. I don't know what type it is but it has a colourful PNG mask on the back of it!!!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and yes <a href="http://nevadailyphoto.blogspot.com/">Neva</a> - it was <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">VERY BIG!!!</span></span><br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-9217001112202969092008-10-26T08:29:00.008+10:002008-10-26T09:16:36.898+10:00Happenings around town.A few ex-Rabaulites and Kokopuddlians have asked to see more pictures of the road works happening around the place. So I went around yesterday to catch a few. The weather is very dry and incredibly windy so I had to dash back to the car when the dust blew up.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix82kkEG8gwzhCGJecZO9IpH9wt9OulGR4zG34xWed0ZI_KVUHChbGHhyphenhyphenjlcdTP4JrHKbhSzB9tldq0_6ZZBMxej372R85kGjv-B3nPACCTt8ahyphenhyphenYtePI_8Ctm7lBtX58LAQr1mLY-oRdW/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0007_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix82kkEG8gwzhCGJecZO9IpH9wt9OulGR4zG34xWed0ZI_KVUHChbGHhyphenhyphenjlcdTP4JrHKbhSzB9tldq0_6ZZBMxej372R85kGjv-B3nPACCTt8ahyphenhyphenYtePI_8Ctm7lBtX58LAQr1mLY-oRdW/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0007_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261226720884174434" border="0" /></a>The new Post Office is taking ages to build but is finally getting there. It is across from Brian Bell, where the sport's field was. This is to be a new commercial area and all the roads around it are new.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAz0cO-e1QbW-1Ri_M-JPiIgMmEkJAhcB4g4B22EHeR2frokTKhH6gMzntsDL29sIf-7vviRL0rDl8wGMwfZFP7T8E_aYWtQzo8kJSy8fIVspp2ZCNvhwVxiZjYyoHGoaf0stgmOWYXZf/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0010_edited-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 458px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAz0cO-e1QbW-1Ri_M-JPiIgMmEkJAhcB4g4B22EHeR2frokTKhH6gMzntsDL29sIf-7vviRL0rDl8wGMwfZFP7T8E_aYWtQzo8kJSy8fIVspp2ZCNvhwVxiZjYyoHGoaf0stgmOWYXZf/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0010_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261225343106392994" border="0" /></a>I am standing on the Brian Bell corner looking towards Anderson's. The new Bank South Pacific is on the left. - where Rabtrads used to be and the new round-about is in front of me.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJve05-gy56_7tedqYJCDj8ai1Gn-UGwp80wvCXYszmNXSDr2b1Cm04lfKD_7hbtHphn7ZO-Orn-Qvufr22qt_vlCiPn1b2_y0xB8QnNYZIZtfZx021lh12cRyQr4cztAA9qkuo1b0wQ9/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJve05-gy56_7tedqYJCDj8ai1Gn-UGwp80wvCXYszmNXSDr2b1Cm04lfKD_7hbtHphn7ZO-Orn-Qvufr22qt_vlCiPn1b2_y0xB8QnNYZIZtfZx021lh12cRyQr4cztAA9qkuo1b0wQ9/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261224046222392210" border="0" /></a>This is behind Andersons looking towards the market with Air Nuigini on the left. This was just pot-hole heaven. My little car needed planks to cross some of them they were that big!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSd_qjyJ6WiXRKijvtW1Ia_q9tSWSwXwDQR8SEOs0wFHXPh2CsF7a3tCGwQy5_-K6J7z5dfM7ySJda4ciSDtpiMLj4QLKCKGROZvVSXgj9klu2x9APJFDe26Dn9afGnCDO8w-RuY9CF3N/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0005_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 472px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSd_qjyJ6WiXRKijvtW1Ia_q9tSWSwXwDQR8SEOs0wFHXPh2CsF7a3tCGwQy5_-K6J7z5dfM7ySJda4ciSDtpiMLj4QLKCKGROZvVSXgj9klu2x9APJFDe26Dn9afGnCDO8w-RuY9CF3N/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0005_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261223535660555890" border="0" /></a>I am standing on Anderson's corner looking at the Fire Station. The new round-about here is taking forever it seems. There have been concerns that it may be too tight for the fire engine to fit around.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you are interested I can do more!!!!<br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-26946596046378567072008-10-24T16:06:00.008+10:002008-10-24T19:31:24.414+10:00An excuse and a nice spot to have a swim<div align="center"><em>Sorry I've been AWOL</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>BUT</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>I have a good excuse and another Good Luck / Bad Luck story!!!</em></div><br /><em></em><br /><em>What Good Luck all the flights connected and we got home safely yesterday!!!</em><br /><br /><em>What Bad Luck the desk-top computer decided to take a long holiday and fell in a heap.</em><br /><br /><em>What Good Luck I have a laptop.</em><br /><br /><em>What Bad Luck the local area connection wouldn't open the blogger for me to post!!!</em><br /><br /><em>What Good Luck my provider is now working (24 hrs later).</em><br /><br /><em>What Bad Luck the photos are all on the computer which is at the hospital. </em><br /><br /><em>What (Sort-of) Good Luck I have some old photos on my laptop.</em><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260604579301630402" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 308px; height: 411px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGPygsISLLHClTZHwq-Vp6rij61V2hUJUsJZ1nzy7zYfo3uB1Leoox1QTCyjc0kNndW2EWuWhqiEFR6IdiPTu-7UJD6IUFnW644wRo-_ulqnHbBEHVs2L6Gyt1x4-XCDQyQXqENeS4aZN/s400/IMG_0070.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">This is one of my favouite places to swim - Tovarua Plantation.<br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-28990469472374189042008-10-21T00:44:00.001+10:002008-10-21T00:44:01.526+10:00Bouncing Baby Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRdFMcfylvvQJZHlcr56VRo9neWbDjxqGQiWJa89y4piAOib9KJ0XWyKlKCHiNwpbJ2fwbHlunAO-blN55kWpBTzbr7qE64c2G7IoktmYwq8rpKk23h2YKYrCYRf3_oiEWmpePAjcTf8c/s1600-h/Copy+of+school+b%27day+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRdFMcfylvvQJZHlcr56VRo9neWbDjxqGQiWJa89y4piAOib9KJ0XWyKlKCHiNwpbJ2fwbHlunAO-blN55kWpBTzbr7qE64c2G7IoktmYwq8rpKk23h2YKYrCYRf3_oiEWmpePAjcTf8c/s400/Copy+of+school+b%27day+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255862933773735538" border="0" /></a>A friend of mine, a volunteer doctor from Germany, took this photo of a very healthy looking baby at Vunapope Hospital, Kokopo.Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-23018271964453877872008-10-19T00:19:00.000+10:002008-10-19T00:19:00.997+10:00Batten Down the Hatches<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLd8zLadUEWEhTMQSQ34hayRNE7g6PB34O7pU9wWLbnuGmFcWJ2v-0BkNz2zxbSVqdwu9HvRtNBq_76aDkrtwHzDfMDWhAi5u4oMklaNujnGWszE_ihTNKf_yA-kDCcJm9QbPvlfQV7gfy/s1600-h/Copy+%282%29+of+Copy+of+IMG_0057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLd8zLadUEWEhTMQSQ34hayRNE7g6PB34O7pU9wWLbnuGmFcWJ2v-0BkNz2zxbSVqdwu9HvRtNBq_76aDkrtwHzDfMDWhAi5u4oMklaNujnGWszE_ihTNKf_yA-kDCcJm9QbPvlfQV7gfy/s400/Copy+%282%29+of+Copy+of+IMG_0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255858957861906482" border="0" /></a>This house, on the outskirts of Kokopo, has a wonderful view...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd20MGn7fsHlhNg_S3cf3ySAotaNgeFtwrFPncKcr0dnx5D6MZlMSI5cUbqRz1BygwFnpSvJIV4Gi26RscPF2ZJTPCJnoZAMHLrvOdca0A9HkkRVWcc9UXLOOY-31EcMYZSU9JJnUdhHk/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0057_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgd20MGn7fsHlhNg_S3cf3ySAotaNgeFtwrFPncKcr0dnx5D6MZlMSI5cUbqRz1BygwFnpSvJIV4Gi26RscPF2ZJTPCJnoZAMHLrvOdca0A9HkkRVWcc9UXLOOY-31EcMYZSU9JJnUdhHk/s400/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0057_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255858184698110338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> ........but the owners are obviously concerned about strong winds.<br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-19883113163479399262008-10-17T00:12:00.001+10:002008-10-17T00:12:01.030+10:00Escargot - non????<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDQwL1HJQC-yGcrhGP9eqU-XmSPEGaHoDHrrtRbbQkD_DPKPUNTVlx-ev-IG_2zngTieBoVd074qfTe7-RwOhxO07tyiEKpQQsvWMlvsxw5RTqG7kPOTpVlnVLRxG6OY_WH_rk-_HTnxT/s1600-h/IMG_0009_edited-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDQwL1HJQC-yGcrhGP9eqU-XmSPEGaHoDHrrtRbbQkD_DPKPUNTVlx-ev-IG_2zngTieBoVd074qfTe7-RwOhxO07tyiEKpQQsvWMlvsxw5RTqG7kPOTpVlnVLRxG6OY_WH_rk-_HTnxT/s400/IMG_0009_edited-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255853764902896402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I think this cloud came all the way from France - I see a snail on a platter!!!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">...................................<br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;">I am in Australia at the moment and can't participate in Sky Watch Friday but thought I 'd post a photo of the sky anyhow - as it has become a bit of a habit!!!<br /><br /></span>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-30892621134567046182008-10-15T12:28:00.000+10:002008-10-15T12:28:00.344+10:00Tupela pikinini<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_Zp6DXcw16rjFHp2wNEHhefQUpgPZWWMU4Zp6nXgGSHyeccNiLFxmx2h1B0dGgSaw_K3XXxPtoIHgpJG9WEG5W5RvqfIZWhTW-n3L3-CwBaO0Y1hItEX_MYh02wZ8KHofoNwqvmP1iqN/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_2237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_Zp6DXcw16rjFHp2wNEHhefQUpgPZWWMU4Zp6nXgGSHyeccNiLFxmx2h1B0dGgSaw_K3XXxPtoIHgpJG9WEG5W5RvqfIZWhTW-n3L3-CwBaO0Y1hItEX_MYh02wZ8KHofoNwqvmP1iqN/s400/Copy+of+IMG_2237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256911006918395986" border="0" /></a><br />There is nothing more beautiful than children from this part of the world.<br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-86548649559363085472008-10-14T06:51:00.000+10:002008-10-14T07:47:25.310+10:00Market mahem!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZlS8sZ6jvHQZ7GBnna4_lfdTpauW-UzbdAN-QhgatOuOJPsnMdjoIb5pG1jYKSAd7g059xqg4HiyDA4pYCm0wA8Co1msI8BgLjO4DKfCnM4TSSiW82B-RqWXGeL03jf1VQI7klLCarhR/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZlS8sZ6jvHQZ7GBnna4_lfdTpauW-UzbdAN-QhgatOuOJPsnMdjoIb5pG1jYKSAd7g059xqg4HiyDA4pYCm0wA8Co1msI8BgLjO4DKfCnM4TSSiW82B-RqWXGeL03jf1VQI7klLCarhR/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255849875232933378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckUwOAkz3y2-NLGfnmr2YOCMlw-A4CF_03FTYJv-jyWnUbcTDkAuT6JyaDM-Nj3hwG7i3i4I1UrSv69LxOuLgJQN1Y-6mWcDUS92IaXo1lLo9ZqEKPtUC5WM8jGQAEZ-dSIPq_5LqyM_N/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0021_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckUwOAkz3y2-NLGfnmr2YOCMlw-A4CF_03FTYJv-jyWnUbcTDkAuT6JyaDM-Nj3hwG7i3i4I1UrSv69LxOuLgJQN1Y-6mWcDUS92IaXo1lLo9ZqEKPtUC5WM8jGQAEZ-dSIPq_5LqyM_N/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0021_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255849265177248898" border="0" /></a>There is always a mad rush to get home after the Saturday markets.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaU2yF4ghTn4cgdxG8fFkDeHljxhyphenhyphenCoLU7tsclmR-D-ksEI8_uJk8IeHTKkMw_PKIAZQD88Q3nOevHYDaGa8vvEh00c8Sl2ywGszFioidiR4Z5HbemWVFKokYDfWKihxw8bUQEJ2UyyCH/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0026_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaU2yF4ghTn4cgdxG8fFkDeHljxhyphenhyphenCoLU7tsclmR-D-ksEI8_uJk8IeHTKkMw_PKIAZQD88Q3nOevHYDaGa8vvEh00c8Sl2ywGszFioidiR4Z5HbemWVFKokYDfWKihxw8bUQEJ2UyyCH/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0026_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255851542640430370" border="0" /></a>Although this guy was really cool and not rushing!!!<br /><br />.......................................<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I am flying to Australia tomorrow; will be away for a week. See ya next Thursday!!<br /><br /></span></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-36279520702940011072008-10-12T00:01:00.003+10:002008-10-12T00:01:00.326+10:00Where have all the potholes gone, long time passing?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3UpYGyIzpNWv2j15Eox2RX3TH0x9OREI2vrxNHRhBtL4m5XX1iDKTwH5-xh13iselHsnkFB9crIGDUsiw8FVL-m8bg3HtXjB63Ch09AunOBMAEszNu8wLdqYd9UzZVB7SsmFbxVT6eMf/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0050_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 454px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3UpYGyIzpNWv2j15Eox2RX3TH0x9OREI2vrxNHRhBtL4m5XX1iDKTwH5-xh13iselHsnkFB9crIGDUsiw8FVL-m8bg3HtXjB63Ch09AunOBMAEszNu8wLdqYd9UzZVB7SsmFbxVT6eMf/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0050_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255838820432675026" border="0" /></a>There is an amazing amount of road works being carried out in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kokopo</span> at the moment.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xLEm9GVDe43Z0_CbIBwg3I54iQll7uXQ3O0hGjNjDIU11pVJbbOGquyl03X3g_f6lozu41hgVdJsuV0qaKNRR0d-7uInwu2HG_0kw6ar0XZra6DDjVMZlo4_g9FHYx609KnJmre6tVmV/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_0046_edited-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 443px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xLEm9GVDe43Z0_CbIBwg3I54iQll7uXQ3O0hGjNjDIU11pVJbbOGquyl03X3g_f6lozu41hgVdJsuV0qaKNRR0d-7uInwu2HG_0kw6ar0XZra6DDjVMZlo4_g9FHYx609KnJmre6tVmV/s400/Copy+of+IMG_0046_edited-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255839317013057186" border="0" /></a> Every street seems to be under construction. Not that I am <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">complaining</span> I might add.<br /><br />I won't miss the potholes.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-48363567848248958082008-10-10T00:05:00.003+10:002008-10-10T06:19:07.331+10:00Sky Watch Friday - Big Sky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQR_ArrSS11jSpwE8xNhyvrIr_6cCYjz4f-_f1r8qzm6NLzujWKVZ89VVYHq51segpMAl2zOJRm9mcB8v6TlNuq3dVIIX27T7L9VWELgYWXbfKtKuCKkUy9G4rRlCD6Xk6xFhOGRQor8WB/s1600-h/Copy+%283%29+of+IMG_0050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQR_ArrSS11jSpwE8xNhyvrIr_6cCYjz4f-_f1r8qzm6NLzujWKVZ89VVYHq51segpMAl2zOJRm9mcB8v6TlNuq3dVIIX27T7L9VWELgYWXbfKtKuCKkUy9G4rRlCD6Xk6xFhOGRQor8WB/s400/Copy+%283%29+of+IMG_0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255089110246924690" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AndddV1WoIEEEgwPQlwlk1_FiP1Lq1ULqIu8sx3C1L4Y2ebsHM3Qa5SBbKVGJ-O2JdxLNgzN74W4ifYKdyoxuW7VEXW7mqf3lW0R8IjsQh2IaT0HNrfD11bH3d_HbjOHdDVshuncla0x/s1600-h/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 426px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AndddV1WoIEEEgwPQlwlk1_FiP1Lq1ULqIu8sx3C1L4Y2ebsHM3Qa5SBbKVGJ-O2JdxLNgzN74W4ifYKdyoxuW7VEXW7mqf3lW0R8IjsQh2IaT0HNrfD11bH3d_HbjOHdDVshuncla0x/s400/Copy+of+Copy+of+IMG_0060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255088806339138914" border="0" /></a>Some days the sky makes you feel as small as an ant!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzR_e4whHhJKDr03EttV_2j-rrOMY8CGU-Mn19sYxrWbHcDnBYWfgml4M-P7ugYjUYDzj7qM4-9KXx_9JA4IQAxNEByicndRiuUNz0s235nqDQiM2pPz8CoNJ87zGoAuxDRmpEz3cSqrQ/s1600-h/swftom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzR_e4whHhJKDr03EttV_2j-rrOMY8CGU-Mn19sYxrWbHcDnBYWfgml4M-P7ugYjUYDzj7qM4-9KXx_9JA4IQAxNEByicndRiuUNz0s235nqDQiM2pPz8CoNJ87zGoAuxDRmpEz3cSqrQ/s400/swftom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255092790849505458" border="0" /></a> To see other big skies click <a href="http://skyley.blogspot.com/">here</a><br /><br /></div>Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.com37