PNG landfall - West Brumer Island |
Historic colonial capital of Samarai |
Felix cleared us in to PNG (MT) |
Dinner at Samarai Guesthouse with the crew of EMILY JEAN |
Beautiful tropical island anchorages were everywhere in PNG (MT) |
Traditional sailing canoes on
Ilo Ilo Bay |
Classroom visit in the village of Ilo Ilo (MT) |
Deirina Island |
Our first great PNG sunset |
Beautiful anchorage at Gona Bara Bara Island |
Monia learns the art of paddling a traditional outrigger canoe |
Bill hiking the beach with the Gona Bara Bara boys |
Villagers were incredibly friendly everywhere, especially the kids |
Traditional sailing canoes are the primary form of transport amongst the islands |
National Geographic ENDEAVOUR shares the bay and invites us to dinner! |
Kids paddled out with island produce to trade |
Local kids enjoyed our school books, and loved my electric pencil sharpener! |
Monia finds a curious subject |
Salewai Bay. |
Salewai village on Basilaki Island. |
PNG fishing was very good, lots of sashime (MT) |
We found great anchorages everywhere we sailed |
Island produce, papaya, coconut and bananas for breakfast on the deck |
Capt'n Bill navigating through the coral from the ratlines (MT) |
Haszard/Hummock Island anchorage in the Engineer Group |
Hummock Island... |
...miles of white sand beaches... |
...beautiful little village... |
...friendly and hospitable villagers... |
...and lots of kids (MT) |
2 "dim dims" on the beach, the name they use for anyone who is fair skinned (MT) |
Launching a sailing canoe through the reef |
No crowded anchorages here! (MT) |
Monia's photo sessions with the kids were always a hit |
Beach time... (MT) |
...tropical paradise... |
Alex captures clownfish |
Arches Bay, East Island, Bonvouloir Group |
A seldom seen clown triggerfish |
Misima Island, heart of the Louisiade Archipelago |
Siagara Bay, Misima Island |
Girls day on SEAWANHAKA, hair and nails for the village girls |
Transport everywhere was by canoe |
"16th of September" - Independence Day celebration at Siagara school |
Misima Island cycle, Siagara to Liag (MT) |
Olen and family pose for the "first" photo with the baby |
Boys from Bwagoia all want to be sailors... |
...& spend lots of time on the water |
Fishing the reef off Bwagoia |
Enauta village for the "Skull cave" hike |
Local guides lead us to the cave |
View from the cave. |
Hundreds of skulls... |
...still a mystery to anthropologists |
Great swimming in the Duchateau Group... (MT) |
...and pleasant time ashore (MT) |
Florence puts on a fish fry on an isolated beach (MT) |
Punawan Island, Bramble Haven, great swimming, diving and beachcombing (MT) |
We hired a sailing canoe in the DeBoyne Group, famous for their traditional craft |
Capt'n David with a steady hand on the helm |
A canoe under construction |
Panaete Island village |
Obbah Bay on Sideia Island |
Obbah Bay family enjoys an afternoon on SEAWANHAKA |
Sunset over New Guinea Island, from Obbah Bay |
Diving and snorkeling the WWII wreck at Waga Waga Bay |
Lion fish |
Turtle on the wreck at Waga Waga... |
...was very curious |
Beautiful Kana Kopi Cove, Milne Bay |
Triton trumpet... |
...our new signal horn on SEAWANHAKA |
Departing PNG from beautiful Doini Island |
Bougainville Reef, 100 miles off the coast in the Coral Sea, first contact with Australia |
Hosting the Quarantine flag on arrival in Australia |
Schooner Seawanhaka
Alaska, Canada, NW
Photographer Monia Tartarini's "IMAGES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA"
