Whagi Guesthouse Madang

... along, a woman was washing pots, and the chicken entrails attracted eels, which would swim right up and pull the entrails from her hands. She could even pet them (the eels, not the entrails).<br><br>Our next stop was the privately held Nau Nature Area. The owner (who guided us through the forest) allows the University to conduct research on the pharmaceutical properties of bush plants on his land. Since he owns some of the last tracks of primary forest in the region, it is a good ...

... Cruiser and 4WD, we struggled through some of the deep ruts. But then the road began to steepen, and, being so muddy, we had very limited traction. Finally, the truck was unable to get purchase on the road, and we volunteered to walk.<br><br>It wasn&#8217;t a bad walk &#8211; very steep, very muddy, very lick. My poor shoes were quickly a mess. We climbed the road up and up, finally able to see the village of our destination high above us. When we reached the village, we shook ...

... aangekomen was er dus niemand. Dan sta je daar op een klein vliegveldje met geen idee hoe nu verder. Taxi's of ander vervoer van het vliegveld naar de "stad" bestaat hier niet. Uiteindelijk iemand gevonden die ons zijn mobiele telefoon wilde lenen. Het enige guesthouse in Kiunga gebeld en die wilde ons dan wel ophalen. Van Kiunga moet je je ook niet te veel voorstellen. Het is eigenlijk maar één straat met wat huizen en kleine winkeltjes en het ...

... he showed up and we made arrangements to go birding for a couple of nights in a lodge in the jungle. What is birding like in PNG. For all you none birders I&#8217;ll try to explain it a little. There are a few things that are a neccesity. A good guide, like Kiwan our guide, is a must, good binoculars and lots and lots of patience. How do you spot birds. Well there comes in Kiwan the guide. He hears and sees birds when you are still looking at the trees. So on ...

... layer which <br>will link Madang to the undersea optic cable from Guam. Broadband is <br>on its way!<br>The Copra processing factory backs <br>on to the wharf, with its flat bottomed &#8216;landing craft&#8217; type ship, <br>capable of carrying vehicles into shallow water landings on the islands <br>or in the estuaries of the Ramu or Sepik rivers, and returning after <br>collecting loads of copra for the Madang processing plant. The sweet <br>smell dominates the ...

... Silhouetted  across the school grounds a father cuts the grass with a push me lawnmower, walking straight lines between the classrooms in the early evening. As he completes the cut his two youngsters, miniature matchstick men in the distance, race towards him along the freshly cut track in the grass. He turns and cuts again. They wait, then as he finishes another race is run. They are so far away we can only just hear the lawnmower, but when the race begins the ...

... a big bed, cupboard, table, move about and spent lots of time having a clean. We suspect we got this place because the school is not too pleased to have us, while the first one is just poor. We did spend a few days in a village guest house which was all bamboo and woven bits and all that stuff, and we were really well looked after by everyone. The greeting was welcoming, they wanted to share their lifestyle with us, and their dog wanted to share its flies and fleas ...

... roads...becoming increasingly loaded with traffic even in the short time we have been here. PSV(public service vehicles) are actually registered and controlled, and these can be lorries kitted with seats and a canvas roof, or minibuses which can stretch to fit a surprising number of people. There are lots of people on the move along the two roads with goods for markets. One goes along the north coast and the other goes inland over the coast range ...

... the Goodyears who run one plantation, and one with the Middletons who run another.....oh we are so spoiled at times I don't know how to describe it all AND we were so late stopping out at the Middletons that we had to stay in their guest room  overnight and have tea and toast for breakfast before we went back to the school to pack and get on the boat. What a life. It is a very odd time for the schools and the teachers at the moment. They are going hell for leather to ...

... It was novel to watch some of the olympics on TV oh the things we used to take for granted. We had alcohol with the meal that is a novelty too! How life has changed. Last week we were staying on Karkar Island working at the local secondary school. It is in a beautiful location but everything is very basic even the guest house in which we were staying. The local store is like the one in Bogia. not disimilar to walking into a wild west movie. The difference between ...