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Post by rachael on Aug 22, 2006 8:57:11 GMT -5
DG, I was telling my hubby about where your posts of your summer experience. I know you have told me before but where again exactly did you go? Sorry, I am so forgetful~ I went to Papua New Guinea. It's half of an island north of Australia (the other half is part of Indonesia). To be more specific I was in the Madang Province for most of the summer (on the north side of the island). But I also spent time in the Sepik region and the Highlands. It's ok not to remember where I was. It's not a well known place. Thanks everyone for indulging me. I'm hoping to have more pictures tonight. Thanks for the specifics, I will have to keep repeating that to myself to remember. It is really interesting~Love reading about your experiences and sharing it with my family about knowing you and what you did. I just couldn't remember the specifics, and they asked for specifics. Thanks again~Keep on Sharing!  |
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 17:21:24 GMT -5
So these pictures are going to be random.. Ok.. This is me sharing (translating) letters from home into Pidgin. This is Lois who handles the accounting for PBT. She is an amazing woman and a good friend. This was taken in the office in Madang.  And keep in mind that it was dang hot, so excuse the outfit. This is me sharing w/ my dear friend Augusta. She once threatened to carry me if I didn't slow down. She speaks no English.  |
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 17:24:08 GMT -5
This is an aerial view of Madang I took when I was flying to Samban.  |
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 17:25:21 GMT -5
Remember how I told you I went fishing? This is me after returning from fishing. Gross huh?  |
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 18:14:51 GMT -5
These are views from where we went fishing. I rode in a canoe like the one in the picture too. The first day we went fishing it rained the whole time.   |
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 18:15:40 GMT -5
This is typical Samban.. Notice the mud. It's usually mudder than in the first pictures I showed.  |
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 18:16:50 GMT -5
Ok.. That's it for now.
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 18:20:18 GMT -5
Except this one.. I took several pictures of the package that you guys sent over, but this is the only one that turned out. This is a photo of my refrigerator in Madang. I hung the biliums up so that you could kind of tell it wasn't in America. Notice the LH magnet along w/ wonderful drawings by BG's kids.  |
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Post by DG on Aug 22, 2006 18:21:07 GMT -5
Oh and on top of the fridge is the off I turned out to be allergic to and the Pidgin Bible.
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Post by rachael on Aug 22, 2006 19:12:27 GMT -5
DG, the pics look great! Too bad about the bug repellent. Mosquitoes can be cruel.
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Post by DG on Aug 23, 2006 5:43:34 GMT -5
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Post by DG on Aug 23, 2006 5:45:58 GMT -5
Those black spots aren't birds.. They are bats.. We didn't have many birds in Madang, just a couple of annoying ones.  That was taken through the moon roof of the vehicle I drove this summer.  |
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Post by chk on Aug 23, 2006 6:27:11 GMT -5
the most beautiful thing in all of these photos, is not the sky, the ocean, the mountains or anything else --it's the smile on your face, DG.
You should be so proud of yourself! I am so proud of you for embarking on this adventure! Don't let it be your last!
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Post by ndavis021410 on Aug 23, 2006 9:28:35 GMT -5
the most beautiful thing in all of these photos, is not the sky, the ocean, the mountains or anything else --it's the smile on your face, DG. You should be so proud of yourself! I am so proud of you for embarking on this adventure! Don't let it be your last! That is soooo WEIRD...That is the FIRST thing I noticed too....Happiness.....Oh, and Dino's picture all the way in PNG...hehe Great pictures, how come I don't want them to stop coming, I love to see them!.... Loved the drawings on the school walls...Loved the ocean pictures.....Skeered of the bat ones.....Especially loved the "warm" feelings I get when I see that smile of yours.....Glad your home though, rest more......Love ya Nancy  |
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Post by beachgirl on Aug 23, 2006 9:33:29 GMT -5
Great DG! I love seeing all the photos! Thanks for putting the kids pictures up, they loved that.
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Post by chitowngirl on Aug 23, 2006 10:04:57 GMT -5
Those photos were awesome, DG! Thank you so much for sharing so much of your experience with us! I wish I could sit and talk with you for hours about everything you did this summer. What a great photo of the drawings and the magnet!  Glad we could give you something to put on your fridge! |
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Post by rachael on Aug 24, 2006 5:25:07 GMT -5
DG, The ocean is so beautiful! Bats the only birds? How come they didn't eat all the mosquitoes?
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Post by ndavis021410 on Aug 24, 2006 18:44:46 GMT -5
DG, The ocean is so beautiful! Bats the only birds? How come they didn't eat all the mosquitoes? GOOD QUESTION..... Did ya know that mascara is made out of bat shit?....  Just a FYI....Oh my...... Do ya want to know what's in hotdogs?....I bet they didn't have hotdogs in PNG though huh DG?..... |
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Post by rachael on Aug 24, 2006 19:56:57 GMT -5
DG, The ocean is so beautiful! Bats the only birds? How come they didn't eat all the mosquitoes? GOOD QUESTION..... Did ya know that mascara is made out of bat shit?.... Just a FYI....Oh my...... Do ya want to know what's in hotdogs?....I bet they didn't have hotdogs in PNG though huh DG?.....  Now, Nancy, I knew that about the bat guano but I sure didn't want to be reminded about it. ;D I can't give up my mascara. |
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Post by DG on Aug 25, 2006 5:25:01 GMT -5
There aren't that many mosquitoses around the ocean area, just at night. And, the bats are fruit bats so they just eat the papayas and bananas. If only they ate the mosquitos..sigh..
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