excuse our lack of posts over the last month. We took a trip back home to get Ed vaccinated and say hello to people (especially grandparents), and then we got caught up settling back into png time.

Ed had his first taste of cold weather (pictured above and below warming up in Cushy and Dave's laundry tub) during our visit back to Melbourne. 

But now he's back to the tropics and in singlets again.

And we'll get some more photos together soon to tell the stories of recent adventures: outrigger catamaran sailing, mountain biking in the local valleys, and enduring the administrative nightmare that is PNG sometimes. Kevin is going to be pulling his hair out trying to get his detention centres opened on time and on budget for his election. 

On that note, below is a link to an opinion piece that has struck the biggest chord for me about the Rudd government's current ridiculousness:

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/rudds-hardline-approach-will-be-disastrous-20130721-2qccy.html

Please have a read, because it sums up really well how things work (or not) around here. And how the PNG Solution isn't one. Or Tony's 'brilliant idea' either, for that matter.

See you soon.