
By Josie Tankunani Sirivi, Marilyn Taleo Havini
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We also needed my teaching salary to keep our two elder sons at high school and to support the family, as Moses and all BDC staff were on leave without pay. Moses obtained a special pass to override curfew so he could resume his law studies through the Arawa University Centre. He began to wonder if it would be worth applying as a full-time student to Sydney University. We calculated that a three-year period in Australia would allow Moses to graduate so that he could return to Bougainville and create an ombudsman commission — a particular dream of his.
The only place we could make secure was where my baby and Sam’s young brother, Oliver, lay. We had placed a small canvas and an umbrella over them for extra protection from the rain. Sam, Rose and I were kept awake all through the night as we kept sliding down the slope into a pool of water collecting at our feet. We were so cold, and the rain continued till about midday before we could make the last part of the trip. We boiled our last packet of rice before setting off. When we arrived at our camp in Dantanai we learned that my parents were very worried, as they had heard that we were almost captured.
When they arrived at the fishing site the river showed evidence of light rain upstream, as it was dirty with a little flooding. Divefishing was not possible now and Sam wasn’t feeling well. During the night it rained again, making fishing even more difficult, so, early the next day, they came home. We were quite relieved to see them back. The rain did not stop until later that afternoon. On Saturday morning the enemy’s ‘D-Day’ dawned with bright sunlight. Over the valleys and the base of Mt Takuan the morning fog had not lifted and the recent rain caused a humidity that prevented it from clearing.