A day on the coast

PNG can be a stressful place to live, and we've certainly had a taste of that already. But not everything in PNG is stressful. In fact, there is also much to enjoy in this country. Sometimes we just stand awestruck at the beauty of God's creation - whether it's the moon shimmering over the waters of the South Pacific, or the great variety of plants and animals in the jungle.

Glenda the goat watches the full moon shimmering over the ocean.

A Christmas spider waits for lunch outside our dorm. We weren't sure at first if the yellow and black stripes were part of the spider or a bug that he had caught.

Last week we spent a day on the north coast, and that was just breathtakingly beautiful. We had the opportunity to go snorkelling over coral reefs and explore a world we had never seen before. It's just amazing how many different kinds of fish and coral there are. Perhaps some day we'll have a waterproof camera and take some underwater pictures, but for now, we'll just leave you with a few from on shore.

A blue starfish

This is where we went swimming. The water really is that blue (and then some).

 

One of many tiny crabs on the beach.