bonus photos with Thad and Thea

Here are a few bonus photos which include Thad (4) and Thea (2 1/2)

Thad

Zeke, Thea, Thad

Thea

Thad, Thea, Zeke

 

last of the vacation - a trip to the ocean

At Jais Aben - a resort

some local transport

look at that blue water!

was SO handy to have this little "boat" that we borrowed for the trip!

Thea

Zeke, Daddy, Thea

some little fishes we swam with

This resort was really nice, and would let you swim on their beach if you bought something.
We enjoyed ice cream cones and some really yummy steak fries!

 

nature

These are just some photos off our porch

sunrise

coconut tree blossoms

the coconut tree

A willy wagtail bird on its nest - in the tree right off our porch. Jamie even saw the babies on the day we left!

a wave

looking out to the ocean

 

early morning fishing

We recently took a vacation to the coastal town of Madang. The kiddos woke up early pretty much every morning. But on this first morning, just Thad woke up as the sun was rising so Jamie took him out for some early morning fishing.

 

As you can tell, the place that we stayed was pretty close to the ocean with some beautiful views and nice sea breezes.

heading out together

beautiful sunrise!

the fishermen

You can't tell, but there are some pretty big rock/coral just past the grass. It just drops off from there to the water, so it's not really a place you can take small kiddos swimming.

flying to Huon

Jamie and another pilot went on a flight to the Huon peninsula a month or so ago. Here are some photos from their trip:



Jamie, the pilot



on the way to the first airstrip

At a stop...




at the airstrip





A distant waterfall








The village off to the side, behind the fenceline





onlookers



looking up the airstrip



At another airstrip...

a crowd usually gathers to see what's going on

looking down the airstrip from the plane...

 

...and up towards the plane



a pretty view



someone's garden

 On the way to third airstrip...

coastline



Flying through a gap in the hills, under the clouds to get to another airstrip







trip to Kainantu - part 3

On our way home, we decided to go by a bakery. We got a loaf of bread, and Thad got this bun, decorated with cream on top.

The cream was a hit!

We thought the building in the back of this photo had quite a unique design on top.

Here is the town elementary school.





A 'Kofi Shop'

The local coffee processing plant...and, yes, we do get yummy coffee in PNG!

A little erosion on one end of the bridge...

and a little more erosion on the other end!



Erosion on the roadside too--this one they are working on. You can see the baskets of rock on the right side of the photo.

In the middle, just beyond the bushes and bordered by some trees, this is airstrip the Jamie comes home to. The view is from a nearby hill.

This is the elementary school for PNG kids in our area. Some have to walk over an hour to reach school!

Banana plants--the 'ropes' of ripening bananas are often covered with bags. We hear that this helps them riped better, but it also keeps fruit bats from eating them.  The water behind these plants is a fish pond.

Coffee plants - coffee is a popular cash crop in the highlands where we live.