Logging on has been a problem for the last few days and we have experienced very high winds and tides. But hey ho now back on line. Trust that this finds you all well. Any message is appreciated! Bad week for me. The first to be honest and on Tuesday found me tearful in the VSO office!! But Monday was great, eventually AS Ken an I went to Raikos where he'd not been before. Our recovery school. Boat came early and then no security guard for me. It was then OK'd t...

We are now back in Madang after a truly wonderful holiday. The only problem is that Ken's legs are literally covered in bites that have turned quite nasty.so he's gone off to the Doctor. That is after doing the market shopping! So back to Alotau. On Monday we had a second boat trip for a whole day to an island that is where the first missionaries lived and even though a tiny island there is an amazing ruin of a Church that they built! It looks like concrete bu...

Sunday 25 April - ANZAC Day I fear that my last entry may have seemed a bit bland! Was concerned that it might take too long to load but in fact it was quite quick. But since sending I find I have written loads of notes to add so hereI am again and I'm on holiday!!! As I sit here and write the sea is getting really rough but the mountains on the other side of the bay are clear for the first time. It's strange to me that when the weather is dull and overcast the...

Sunday 25 April - ANZAC Day I fear that my last entry may have seemed a bit bland! Was concerned that it might take too long to load but in fact it was quite quick. But since sending I find I have written loads of notes to add so hereI am again and I'm on holiday!!! As I sit here and write the sea is getting really rough but the mountains on the other side of the bay are clear for the first time. It's strange to me that when the weather is dull and overcast the...

Before I started my journey to Alotau I wrote a BLOG entry in Word but I couldn't upload it as the system went down so will have to send when we return home as it is on the VSO laptop not this one!!