The short sail from the Solomon Islands is all downwind. Unfortunately, I set my drifter up-side-down.
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Setting the drifter up-side-down was easy, getting it down was another matter.
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Bouganville Island, Papua New Guinea is where I worked for a the Bougainville Copper Mine. Note the volcano in the background.
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A friend takes me up in the company helicopter to see the volcano up close.
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The volcano is very much alive and burst smoke and lava regularly. The island has earth tremors often and we get used to it.
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On further exploration of the island the pilot discovers a huge sink hole.
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At the bottom of the sink hole, we find a huge cave carved from the river. The pilot takes our helicopter inside the cave.
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This Broad Bill was a regular visitor to my place. I fed it apples each time so it kept coming back each morning.
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When the sun is hot it is common to wear a shirt on the head for protection.
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