'GUMI'

(Rubber tyre in Tok Pisin)

Alan organising us in our preparation to tackle the Waghi River on Gumis. John pondering in the background and his daughter Lexi playing happily.

I'm feeling confident that my Gumi will hold up in the rapids
Kids were jumping happily from the bridge when we got to our starting point

Here we go ........

That's me in the foreground setting off

We travelled for a few kilometre down the Waghi River which was pretty hairy at times. All the Gumis punctured eventually except one - SO I MADE OUR DESTINATION ...THANK GOD!

Mary Friedlieb, Adrian (VSO from England) and Alan at the end of our epic adventure. Mary drove the van to pick us up.

 

On another occasion, as we were setting off, people from the bridge on top were pelting us with flour as we passed below. I was smart enough to bring an umbrella, so I was the only one who came out with the last laugh. You can see the flour on my feet.