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Partial Eclipse

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After lunch I made it back ashore. Here I had a long walk along the beach – with a constant eye on the sun – as a partial solar eclipse was about to happen this afternoon. It surely got darker and twilighty (if that word exists). With clouds coming in, there was no way, to catch the eclipse on a photo – however watching it actually worked well – with polarized sun glasses and using the clouds as added cover.

Coming back from the beach, I had another look at town, before heading back to the zodiac landing spot for a final step on Papua New-Guinean soil. Good-bye PNG, I have enjoyed the days spent here.

Madang Sunset

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We made it back to Madang and the ship just before sunset. Below my final impressions of town (of which I had not really seen anything – except for the airport) and the sunset over the bay.

Goroka Impressions

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After our near-retreat at the mudmen, we made it back to Goroka town for a late lunch at the Bird of Paradise hotel (including the option, to try SP Lager).

After lunch it was on to the local market and the JK Macarthy Museum. The latter featuring (next to other exhibits) plenty of historic photos from the region and a mournig necklace made from a human hand (no kidding). From the museum it was on to the modern airport (now with proper security – though I still wonder, how the souvenir arrows and the hammer made it through) for the half-hour-flight back to sea level.