First day of election observation

This was the second day of polling in the Central Province, just outside of Port Moresby. We (the embassy election observation team) started out this morning at 6:30 & headed up the road to Sogeri. The polling station in Sogeri was at the village marketplace. It was full of people - kids, babys, adults, teenagers. Everyone was hanging out to see the polling get started. Polling went smoothly during the time we were observing, and snapping pictures was the highlight for me!
In the afternoon we drove out into another part of Central Province.

We searched (in vain) for an open polling site. People were very helpful, like the lady who pointed the way with her harvesting knife!
Even though we didn't find an open polling site, we got to see some beautiful countryside and villages along the way...