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Maria and I have just got back from a 10 day trip to Kokopo. Whilst there we stayed at Rapopo Resort.  On one of the days we went out to Stephanie’s village and had a great day out there. Whilst there we took part in end of year closing for the small village school. Maria […]

Maria and I started this blog as a way of documenting our time in Kokopo, East New Britain, PNG and to share with our friends. As I no longer work in PNG it is unlikely that this blog will get any further updates. It just remains a record of our time there. I truly enjoyed […]

Some photos from my farewell at Kokopo Beach Bungalow with the Kokopo Office staff from Open Bay Timber. These taken end July 2015.  

Maria and I pay for our haus meri’s two kids, Toshi and Kayline to attend one of the better schools here in Kokopo. Today (13th September 2013) the school celebrated PNG’s Independance Day, officially next Monday 16th September, with the children dressing up in their traditional attire. So Kayline, whose mother Stephanie comes from Pomio […]

The company I work for here in PNG celebrated 40 years in PNG on 24th August 2013. We flew from Kokopo to Open Bay by helicopter. As we came into Open Bay the schools kids had made a welcome sign on the school oval. The festivities went on for a number of hours and involved […]

Some recent photos of Simone. Always looks so happy. This is Susan, she lives on site at the office with her Mum and Dad. Her dad, Tau, is the office driver. She comes in every now and then and checks out if I’ve put up any new photos on my filing cabinet. The photos brighten […]

Went diving last weekend in Rabaul Harbour. The volcano is still showing low levels of activity as these photos show.

We spent Christmas 2012 in San Francisco with Ben, Sarah and Simone. Had a wonderful time including a few days up at Tahoe just before Christmas day. The snow came down and was just great, particularly for someone who spends most of his time just few degrees south of the Equator. While there we took […]

Been a while since I’ve posted anything. But Tavurver has started up again although it is only expected to last a few days. The attached photo shows how it was on the morning of Tuesday 22nd January. The only hassle is that Air Niugini have already suspended flights in and out of Tokua although the […]