June 15     Morning flight to Tello  via a 2 hour stop-over in Sibolga.   It wasn't that easy though - despite my phone booking on Saturday.  I arrived at the Airport and the Counter Clerk said,    "No paper ticket!  Sorry plane full and you two are not on the passenger list." This was at 8 am check-in for a 9.30 am flight.   Waiting patiently at the counter, (such good character training for me!) for two hours as the scheduled departure time slipped by and the counter staff have all disappeared.   Eventually at 10.30am - one attendant returns, and said we now had seats to Tello - Oh the joy!!!! Early afternoon we landed at La Sondre Airport (Pulau Tanah Masah) and caught the boat to Tello Island.

The room I stay in at the Penthouse - looked like a tornado had swept through it - "monkey problem" I was told.  My camera was gone, the back to my non working electric keyboard had been unscrewed and the speakers had been taken, and one string and tension adjuster also unbolted and gone from my guitar. ...Monkeys!! Really!!

June 16   Clinic days resume 20-30 patients seen in the morning and small operations including tooth extractions in the afternoon. The X-ray at Rumah Sakit Pulau Tello  is back working, but the Dentist has left.   He was too expensive when he was there, for the poor people to afford.

June 17   Today’s clinic I saw Jutra – she is on Tb medicines and looking well.    She has just run out of medicines – but fortunately I am able to give her the note from Dr Tan for more Tb medicines.   Jutra should be able to get more medicines from the Puskesmas if they have any - otherwise she will need to take the 6 hour journey by ferry to Teluk Dalam Puskesmas.

I asked permission from Dr Yulia for TroppoDoc visiting Surgeons and Dentist to use the Rumah Sakit Pulau Tello facilities and this is agreed to.  The hospital continues to have not a single inpatient!!