Hello All,
It's been a long time since I posted in here but I will see what we can do to change that. After seven months in Paris we took a trip Rome, Sorrento, and the Amalfi Coast. Some of the places we visited were the Vatican, the Colosseum, Pompei, and Paestum. Here are a few pictures from the trip...
We traveled to Great Smokey Mountains National Park to watch the eclipse. Between the park, the eclipse and all the roadside kitsch in Pigeon Forge, TN we had a fantastic couple of days.
My final "sunset cruise" along the quay wall
The family has been back in the US for a little over a month now and tomorrow I will complete my first tour with the Department of State. We never imagined how quickly these past two years would pass when we arrived. This job and lifestyle have given us the opportunity to experience amazing places that we probably never would have been able to otherwise. But more important than the places we have been to are the friends that we have made. We have been incredibly fortunate in the generosity, laughter, kindness and friendships we have found on this strange adventure. But there is funny thing about this lifestyle. Even though our travels can take us to the far reaches of the earth and separate us by thousands of miles we have a very good chance of seeing one another again. We eagerly look forward to those reunions more than anything else. So with that I wish all of you safe travels and good-bye but never farewell.
Just another average day here in Port Moresby. We went to the Port Moresby Adventure Park yesterday to see the crocodiles getting fed. I was invited into the croc pen to film this wonderful little slice of nature take place. Enjoy!
We spent a wonderful Saturday with family and friends on Fisherman's Island. We have been to Fisherman's several times during our posting here in Port Moresby, including a Christmas visit by Santa Claus last year. The island has been a nice respite from daily life in Moresby. This was most likely the final trip to Fisherman's Island as a family before we depart post and head to Paris.
Sydney Harbor Bridge
All set here for the fireworks and a magnificent view of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Tomorrow we are doing the bridge climb for Zach's birthday.
Happy New Years Eve!
"Nibble Nobby' Nuts"
Two of the best things about travel are food and advertising, especially when combined. However, nothing lost in translation here. I think they knew exactly what they were going for with this slogan.
Sydney International Airport
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. We had a fantastic Christmas dinner at McDonald's in the Sydney Airport. After nine straight months in Papua New Guinea, one of the last countries in the the world without a McDonald's, I am sure my body will reject its salty goodness and go into shock. Until that happens we are excited and looking forward to next few weeks exploring southern Australia. Watch for updates.
Happy Holidays!
Hello Everyone,
Monday, September 12th marked our one year anniversary in Port Moresby. I stopped to look back and see where we have been and what we have done in the last year. Unfortunately, travel in Papua New Guinea is expensive, difficult and very little in the way of tourist infrastructure. This doesn’t lend to great travel with a 3 and 10 year old. While we have been able to do quite a bit locally here in Port Moresby, the majority of our adventures have been outside of PNG. Without further delay here is a quick list of our travels for the last year...
We are planning a trip to Australia at the end of the year. We plan on spending New Years in Sydney and then venturing out to explore more of the southern Aussie coast.
In addition, Embassy Port Moresby was recently granted an additional R&R given its status as a hardship posting. This gives us another trip we didn’t expect. We haven’t decided yet but Thailand looks high on the list at the moment. We will let you know.
Safe Travels!
Foreign Correspondent on ABC (thats's the Australian Broadcasting Company for you in the States!) just did a great piece called "A Bloody Boycott". It is an excellent look into the current politics and civil unrest that have taken place recently in Port Moresby. FYI, this video was released shortly before Parliament was scheduled for a vote of no confidence against the current Prime Minister, Peter O'Neil. That vote came yesterday, Friday 7/22/16 and overwhelmingly choose to keep O'Neil in power.
Interesting trivia, Zach was in the same class at school last year with Prime Minter O'Neil's son. Port Moresby is a small place.