Almost Done in Papua New Guinea

Here I am cleaning the ears of one of the security dogs while his handler gives me a hand with the restraint.



As we have been going ashore daily we have been getting alot of work done and covering alot of the Madang area. Our recent sites have been successful in many ways. Tuesday we opened up a clinic out of the back of our trucks and several people came to get their animals vaccinated. In the afternoon we visited several private security details to see their security dogs. Every place we went to drew a crowd and we entertained the population for the time we spent out there. There aren't as many animals in this province as there was in the Philippines but we are suprised by how many we have actually vaccinated. We have one more day here before moving on to the Solomon Islands.

Traveling back and forth each day puts a strain on some of the crafts used for transport so as one mode breaks down, another is used to take its place. As our usual LCU method was hindered for mechanical reasons so we were forced to go by air on Tuesday. The Pelelieu has 2 MH-53 helicopters for medical transport, fortunately for me thats what we used to get back to the ship. It was a pretty nice little ride as we got to see alot more than the LCU. Yesterday we took the RHIB, (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) the small little speed boats that they usually use for security. It was a little slower but it didn't feel like it as we went skimming across the ocean as fast as that little boat could take us, I would have gotten pitures of that but my hands were busy keeping me in the boat.



Looking out the back of the Helo at Papua New Guinea