Today we finally made it: after 11 months we are back at our Telefomin base. What was supposed to be a 5-month trip to Switzerland turned into a double-the-time journey due to COVID delays. Now, we are glad to settle in our own house again and stop living out of suitcases.
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| Welcome party in Telefomin: MAF Staff |
After a 2-month delay we are now on our way to Papua New Guinea. We were fortunate enough to catch a ride with a World Food Programme Charter from Kuala Lumpur to Port Moresby.
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| Waiting for departure in Zürich |
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| En-route to Doha - Kuala Lumpur - Port Moreseby |
When we left PNG end of June and arrived in Switzerland in the heat of the summer we never thought it might end like this:
It was a Wednesday when we pooled all our winter clothes, mittens, and toque, hopped in the car and drove to Meiringen in the Bernese Alps (past Interlaken at the other side of Lake Brienz). We bought a day pass and took the cable car to Hasliberg, where we rented four toboggans. Despite initial moaning about being cold it was only several rides later that we actually stopped as mum and dad, being utterly exhausted, had to call it quits.
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| A day to remember: tobogganing in Switzerland |
Thanks to the pandemic: the constantly changing travel dates have allowed our kids some unique experiences. Not only did they celebrate the first Christmas with a real fir tree and real candles, but they also saw their first snow, built their first snowman, and had their boots filled with goodies from St Niklaus.
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| Hiking in the first snow |
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| Frozen pond in our garden |
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| The first snowman ever |
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| What did I get from St Nikolaus |
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| Lots of snow ... |
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| ... but all gone by Christmas. Looking for the perfect tree |
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| Real tree and real candles |