Another fine day.

The title says it all. It's another gorgeous day here and having just finished breakfast at mochaba we are now getting ready for a day on the beach.

Holy Syrup

Daniel is going to a Catholic school and is now starting to pick up on some of their creed. From time to time he demonstrates this by attempting to make the sign of the cross and intoning "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Syrup." Ah well I guess it's a start.

Whangarei

I have returned home on one of my regular irregular breaks last Saturday and will be leaving again for Sydney on Sunday, Brisbane on Monday and PNG on Wednesday.
The weather in NZ has been fantastic dry, sunny but not to hot. Real Northland summer weather. Really makes me wonder why I am sweating it out in the PNG jungle. Must be the money I guess.

Apologies

Sorry folks it's been almost a month since I last updated my blog. I'll try to be a bit more conscientious about it in the future.
I am not going to try and relate everything that has happened during that period other then to say I was rather busy at work.
Anyway from here we shall go forward.

First day back at work

9.10 Advised that a man with a gun has threatened Joe and Jim at the wellpad near the lookout.
9.15 Called Shane on the radio and asked him to return to the office
9.16 Requested security to get Chris or Dennis to call me.
9.23 Advised the plant supervisor of the APF of a "shooter" in the area.
9.24 Dennis returned my phone call and will organise mobile squad to go down.
10.26 John, our security manager, believes the shooter is actually a person he knows and is going down to the wellhead to "sort it out"

Well they didn't find the guy but it appears it is all related to a tribal killing in 1964, they have long memories out here. The reason our people were held up seems to be more by accident then design.

Anyway plenty of excitement for a first day back at work.