New Zealand So here we are and after only 4 days we're travelled to the most northern point, Cape Reinga and visited an "island" where Rochelle an Rob [niece and husband] once worked and met a long time work colleague of Roger's[brother-in-law]. And Ken has seen wall to wall "real Rugby"! What he'll do when we get home and see UK teams I have no idea as he thinks now UK is SO slow!! Absolutely beautiful countryside and as I remember from my ...

So what can I say? After the Suva experience it was wonderful! Suva is a noisy, very Indian city so rather disappointing for us, well me. We traveled in a coach from Nadi, where we had flown into. The coach took us on the Queen's road which is the southern route. The view from the room was wonderful in Suva, BUT the noise all night from the "singers" was a bit much! We decided to take a tour to an Island and found that the car was just for us which wa...

Solomon Islands We left Madang for the start of our trip home at 7:10am and the plane was on time. Daisy at Divine Word University who does our travel for us had out us in Business Class which was lovely. I then proceeded to cry all the way to Port Moresby! We only had an hour or so for our connecting flight but we were fine. Had to stop in Vanuatu so Ken now says he has another country for his list!! Mind you it took three attempts to landand although it was c...

Again a very busy week and as I type the rain has thrown it down just as I sent Ken out to check my teachers! Tonight Home Economics but all day Maths and HE! As Maths didn't complete their resource handbooks 3 are returning tomorrow. Although I am not doing anything it is tiring and long days. However, late this afternoon I was called over to the Headteachers' meeting which was for a farewell to us both. THIS has never happened before and was so touching. They h...

On Monday 3 May Una took me (Ken) up the North Coast Road to Malala Secondary School where she was observing teachers in the classroom who had attended her subject workshops earlier in the year. That afternoon we travelled on to stay at the Guesthouse in Bogia for a few days so that teachers at Holy Spirit School could also be seen. It was all rather sad to be on our final visit to these lovely places in the bush. Before leaving Malala we were told that there was...