Mijts Blog

This week I have decided to also start contributing to our blog – just to post what I have been doing to fill in MY time in Kokopo. On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday I went to a local Secondary school where I am doing volunteer work – teaching 5 classes a week of Year 10 […]

Its a clear sunny Saturday morning so decided to go out and take some photos around where I live in Kokopo. Some photos of the jetty in front of local tradestore, Tropicana, one with kids having swim and the other is of fisherman trying their luck. Every day is crowded like this from sun up […]

The wireless connection to the internet has been broken for most of last few weeks, Telikom here had problems with the EVDO network, initially triggered by storm damage but series of ongoing breakdowns. Looks like now fixed. Has been quite wet here since I got back in early January, but then it is the wet […]

Arrived back in Kokopo, Maria is still in Brisbane for few more weeks. Needed to get back here to work on the year end accounts for the company I work for. Unfortunately I don’t have my Olympus camera – its back in for repairs. Its a Olympus mju1030SW and I’ve been very disappointed in it. […]

Finally arrived back home in Brisbane last Saturday. Tokua Airport was closed, ended up being a four hour boat trip from Kokopo across to Labur on New Ireland. Then another 4 hours by car across to Namatanai and then up to Kavieng. Overnighted in Kavieng and caught early morning flight to Port Moresby and noon […]

Photo above was taken a few days ago from near front of our house when volcano was quite active and pumping out some ash accompanied by sonic booms as it clears itself. Shared some icecream with our housegirls kids, was a hot day. On Friday the wind changed direction and ash is now blowing this […]

Couple of weekends ago went over to Rabaul and took some photos. The ash problem is as bad as ever, just falls like snow over the area. The top photo looks across towards the volcano where the bottom two photos were taken.

I was invited to attend the OISCA Graduation ceremony on 14th October 2009. The school is located about half hour drive from Kokopo up near Warangoi. Around 80 students graduated. The company I work for sponsors some of the students. The school is run and largely funded by the Japanese and trains students in best […]

Quite weekend. Saturday morning went out to Little Pigeon Island, did two dives and some snorkelling. Photo was when snorkelling. Spent Saturday afternoon on drive out to Rabaul, they have had a lot of ash fall on them in recent weeks and not looking too good. And today went and played 9 holes at Kerevat […]

The volcano had quitened down quite a bit – just putting out some steam. But in recent weeks has become more active. Lots of sonic booms which are quite loud and rattle the house. And increasing amount of ash coming out. Was in Rabaul last night and was falling like snow. So far wind still […]