Year: 2023
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An atoll stop called Panasia
An afternoon spent on a fringing reef which surrounded this little atoll with a turtle making a welcome appearance as we swam against the current off this little atoll. It really was the bird – a young fish eagle- eyeing up the other birds on the island and we had fun enjoying drinks in the…
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Panapompom village and Nivani Island- Deboyne Islands.
This is a village in the Louisiade Archipelago West. A village with an interesting name and one which wasn’t expecting us. To be fair they had been expecting us yesterday but not today. So with an apology from Duncan, the organiser, we were treated to a boom box contemporary sing sing which was much fun…
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Sewa Bay and Normanby Island.
Mangroves and high mountains with thick vegetation. Some cleared for agriculture. The population pressures will mean more forests will be depleted. Our coastal cruise was beautiful but birds were a rare sight. An occasional wag tail, a crow and some imperial doves but to make up for the lack of birds we motored along with…
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Tufi, Cape Nelson, Oro Province, PNG
Tufi was completely unscheduled for this trip. We have Cyclone Jasper to thank for this unexpected destination. This area of PNG is described as the fjords of PNG – dense forests leading down to the sea with frequent inlets. Waterfalls after heavy rain. An intense green colour to the sea. We were taken into Natade…
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Dobu island
We sailed a little further in the afternoon to Dobu Island. The welcome on this well organised island was very different from any others we have seen. According to Dr Rev Bromilow, the pioneer Christian missionary, who landed on the island of Dobu on 19th June 1892, and planted the first Methodist Church, the Island…
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The fabulous and effervescent Fergusson Island.
Today we are off to Fergusson Island on the zodiacs. Part of the D’ Entrecasteaux Volcanic Islands. Our Guide is Haley, a young girl from the village who is waiting for her exam results. She was called Haley after an American Doctor who visited many moons ago and she wants to become a doctor like…
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Woodlark Island and Jasper
Jasper is a cyclone approaching the eastern seaboard of Australia and Woodlark island is part of a group of islands which we were hoping to visit. The winds and turbulent seas caused by Jasper prevented us from landing on the island. We swam in it instead which was wonderful and our lovely young Captain Matt…
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The Trobriands
I was a young university student when I first heard about the Trobriands. The many insights of Bronislaw Malinowski which changed the way some people related to these islanders- He studied their matrilineal societies with strong bartering systems in shells called kula and some interesting sexual practices, not to mention their take on cricket. As…
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