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More training and a visit to Rabaul

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View across Blanche Bay towards Rabaul and the Mount Tavurvur volcano. Last week Jenny and I went to Port Moresby to deliver our training programs to NARI staff from Loloki Research Centre, the Chemistry Labs and the Insect Collection. It was all a bit chaotic and we never knew exactly who was going to turn up. We had good numbers and I even had to put on my Scientific Writing course a second time. We stayed the week at The Sanctuary Hotel which is fine but the menu has become a bit unexciting so we had a couple of dinners elsewhere. We had Friday off so we were able to pop into the AV office to collect Jenny's passport which had been with PNG Immigration getting a Visa extension. We also visited a big supermarket for a few treats and the huge Theodist store (think OfficeWorks). We have a Theodist in Lae but it is small. Jenny running Leadership training at Loloki. Organised chaos at Port Moresby domestic terminal. On Saturday we flew to East New Britain. The queue at the Port More...