Good news on the bridge.  GREAT news, actually.  :-D  It’s built, installed, and drive-able (well, sort of: see below for more details). Shortly after the bridge collapsed (see Photo Journal: Bridge Collapse!! for more details) on August 6, local Papua New Guineans constructed some temporary “toll” bridges out of bush materials.  It cost 1 kina…

Volcano!!  WHAT?!?! Got your attention huh?  ;-) Yup, a volcano (Mt. Tavurvur) erupted on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea (PNG) last week on Friday (August 29).  We’ve had a few people express concern for our safety, so wanted to let you know that we’re perfectly all right.  New Britain is a long…

We had plans to go to Lae (a city on the coast) this weekend to visit our friends. Our plans changed when we heard that the Kingston Bridge (our main supply line) had collapsed when a fuel tanker was crossing it: The truck is totaled, but driver is okay: The same cannot be said for…