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We continued our journey along the Highlands Highway to the highlight of the day. Near the Asaro settlement, we left the highway for a side street, heading towards one of the villages of the Asaro Mudmen. Obviously we had another … Continue reading
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After quiet some time at sea level, today was the day, to reach out a bit higher: I was going on an excursion up into the highlands of Papua New-Guinea. Starting point of the day was in Madang, were we … Continue reading
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We had a lazy morning today – at sea and with a northerly course – on our way to Tuam Island – a journey of 232 nautical miles from yesterday’s stop at Tufi. Today we were looking a wet landing … Continue reading
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Over night we had covered a bit more than 250 nautical miles, finally hitting the mainland of Papua New-Guinea. Today at Tufi a cultural experience program was waiting for us. We had a morning landing and an afternoon landing. In … Continue reading
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We were staying on the Trobriand islands; port of call today Kaileuna Island – and more specifically the village of Tawema at the Northern side of the island. The stop at Tawema was certainly one of the more memorable ones … Continue reading
The ship retained its position over lunch – and in the afternoon there was another opportunity for a shore landing. This time at the small island of Nuratu, less than 500m off the coast of Kitava.
The stop here was a pure beach stop – with the island – once more – fitting into that small and uninhabited island with a palm-fringed beach category. So – after the cultural performance and village exploration in the morning – it was now time for some swimming, snorkeling (not as spectacular as during the previous beach stop – but still not bad), relaxing – and a walk around the island.
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A new day, a new island – we had covered 159 nautical miles over night and made our way to the Trobriand Islands. This morning’s destination was Kitava Island. Today we were looking at a dry landing at the island’s … Continue reading
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Over lunch – with a schnitzel special (which to me just felt wrong) – the ship had moved 5 nautical miles and we were now looking at Dobu Island. The focus in the morning had been on nature – the … Continue reading
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Over night we had covered 150 nautical miles, now sitting at Southern tip of Fergusson Island, the biggest of the D’Entrecasteaux-Inseln. Our morning adventure was just around the corner. We made it ashore (wet landing) at the small village Sebulugomwa; … Continue reading
Who does not dream of that break on uninhabited, remote South Sea island, complete with that palm-fringed beach, nice warm water and a nearby reef for a bit of snorkeling?
Well – we were about to turn that dream into reality. It had taken us 500 nautical miles and a full day at sea since we left Honiara – and now we were at Siva Island, one of the Duperre Islands and part of the Bramble Haven atoll in the Louisiade Archipelago.
We made it here in the morning; the Papua New Guinean officials were already waiting for us – and after the ship had been declared into the country, the preparation for our landing in this South Sea paradise moved into gear. Quickly later the first zodiacs were on their way to the island – and we were set for a full day beach stop. This meant plenty of time for relaxation at the beach (at least until some idiot in the afternoon brought a Bluetooth speaker along), swimming, great snorkeling (plenty of fish at the reef drop) and an island walk. There was also stand-up paddling and kayaking available (but I did not bother).
