Spot the crocs...
Yes, well PNG is known to have crocodiles, but this is not what I’m referring to. In fact anyone who’s had a conversation with Cam since Christmas will know what this is referring to. You’ll all be glad to know that he is just as obsessed with his beloved crocs here as he ever was. Indeed they go everywhere with him. You’ll be admiring the scenery (in water or on land), and suddenly some crocs will arrive, and then you’ll realize that they are attached to Cam in some fashion (doesn’t necessarily have to be footwear either, as Cam demonstrates in the photo below).
We’ve been trying to keep active here to take the edge off waiting at work for things to happen. On the weekend we went for a dive off the shore in front of my workplace. While it was only a short dive (in both senses of the word – only 15 mins and 9 metres), we still saw some interesting things, including a huge trevally which came to check out the strange bubbling underwater creatures in front of it. We will be going in search of more interesting and adventurous dives in the not-too-distant future!
On Saturday night we went on a Hash walk. Hash can be found in some parts of the world (I think the full name is Hash House Harrys), and it consists mostly of ex-pats who meet up, do some stuff (like going for a run in the bush), then drink. In our case the group meets once a week, somebody sets a trail in a new location that they know, everyone else follows the trail and tries not to get lost in the false trails set, and then everyone meets up at the end for ‘the circle’. The circle is reminiscent of drinking games circles at university, including the sculling song “Here’s to Jane, she’s true blue…”. Quite juvenile and everyone seems to love it. I think it’s pretty easy not to drink too much if you don’t draw attention to yourself. Our walk was a great introduction – it wasn’t too hard, but we still had to cross rivers and walk past little villages, so it was pretty interesting.
We also managed to get out of town on Sunday for some more snorkeling adventures. It seems to me that you could step off the coast anywhere in PNG and manage to see something good, pretty etc. Cam takes the opportunity to take lots of fish photos, and is getting quite a good collection (I think they’re rather good, even though he gets all perfectionist about them).
We also saw a canoe in the making which was interesting. People are so versatile in their talents here, although they would see them less as talents and more as necessary skills.
Otherwise we are trying to get out and about during the week. Cam’s new bike looks pretty, but not long after this photo was taken the pedal & whole crank arm fell off while Cam was riding it to work (he says I cursed him by taking the photo). Seeing as he had only ridden it 3 times he is considering taking it back. It may have been a cheap bike, but one hopes the bike wouldn’t fall apart after three short journeys.
Maybe we should canoe to work?
We’ve been trying to keep active here to take the edge off waiting at work for things to happen. On the weekend we went for a dive off the shore in front of my workplace. While it was only a short dive (in both senses of the word – only 15 mins and 9 metres), we still saw some interesting things, including a huge trevally which came to check out the strange bubbling underwater creatures in front of it. We will be going in search of more interesting and adventurous dives in the not-too-distant future!
On Saturday night we went on a Hash walk. Hash can be found in some parts of the world (I think the full name is Hash House Harrys), and it consists mostly of ex-pats who meet up, do some stuff (like going for a run in the bush), then drink. In our case the group meets once a week, somebody sets a trail in a new location that they know, everyone else follows the trail and tries not to get lost in the false trails set, and then everyone meets up at the end for ‘the circle’. The circle is reminiscent of drinking games circles at university, including the sculling song “Here’s to Jane, she’s true blue…”. Quite juvenile and everyone seems to love it. I think it’s pretty easy not to drink too much if you don’t draw attention to yourself. Our walk was a great introduction – it wasn’t too hard, but we still had to cross rivers and walk past little villages, so it was pretty interesting.
We also managed to get out of town on Sunday for some more snorkeling adventures. It seems to me that you could step off the coast anywhere in PNG and manage to see something good, pretty etc. Cam takes the opportunity to take lots of fish photos, and is getting quite a good collection (I think they’re rather good, even though he gets all perfectionist about them).
We also saw a canoe in the making which was interesting. People are so versatile in their talents here, although they would see them less as talents and more as necessary skills.
Otherwise we are trying to get out and about during the week. Cam’s new bike looks pretty, but not long after this photo was taken the pedal & whole crank arm fell off while Cam was riding it to work (he says I cursed him by taking the photo). Seeing as he had only ridden it 3 times he is considering taking it back. It may have been a cheap bike, but one hopes the bike wouldn’t fall apart after three short journeys.
Maybe we should canoe to work?
posted by Jane & Cam at
11:43 am
6 Comments:
Cam is apparently not the only one obsessed with his beloved crocs! Over the weekend i went to Melbourne and the friend i went with would not take the bloody things off (socks as well), the staff at the hyatt were most unimpressed, as was i!
Sounds like you guys are having a ball, keep up the blogging and photo's!
Trust you Cam to get all the bike riding gear before you've even had three rides. Be a man and ride sans gloves!
Hey anonymous...
Ever tried dragging your hands over gravel at 50 or 60 km/h without gloves?
Ever decided that not wearing protection on a bike that could (and did) have parts fall off it would be a good idea?
Ever heard any of the stories about when Cam used to ride mountain bikes a whole lot?
Ever thought that maybe that was where the gloves came from?
Bite me.
Cam
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defensive, much, cam??
xo d
Its ok cam...I don't think you have to wear a hlemet in PNG...but very sensible none the less. Jacko.
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