The last of the afternoon sun in the west lit up the top of this cloud, and painted the water and the raindrops pink.
The dark cloud through the centre of this formation is ash streaming away from the volcano Mt Tavurvur.
The cliff face is beautifully textured from the rushing water,
.....which has eroded the banks,
.....and even unearthed a WWII Japanese tunnel.
This water course on the outskirts of Kokopo is filled with dirt and debris from flooding during the wet season. Even the bridge disappeared under metres of mud but now in the dry season the river course it is accessible by vehicle.
Imagine the power of the water that washed this massive tree, roots and all out of the ground
The water course ends a few kilometres up-stream at this wall of rock. Flood waters pouring over this would be a hell of a sight.
This village on the Kokoda Track is set in stunning surroundings; no need to worry about traffic noise here!!!
PS My Vietnam blog is back after the week's break.
This strange coloured sky (no touching up was done) was caused by all the ash in the air - I think? The whole inside of the house was filled with an eerie orange glow - very weird!!!
When your number is up in Rabaul, this man on the Rabaul/Kokopo road would be summoned with his tape measure.
These types of health centres, dotted around the country, are run by dedicated nurses and aids who, in the more isolated areas of PNG often have to work without the proper equipment and drugs.
The Catholic Church is this area does a lot for the health of the locals and runs the Vunapope Hospital (Haus sik) which provides affordable health care for everyone. It is run by hard-working doctors (doktas) (usually volunteers from Australia and Germany) and local nurses (nes).
We raise our hats to you all!!!!
I flew to Lae last Saturday for work (will be back 3 May), so will be leaving you in the confident hands of He-Who-Doesn't-Blog and Benson (the Boy Cat). Hopefully they will remember to post every other day and keep their feet off the coffee table!!!!
