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R birthday away from Papua



Camcorder loading

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START OF TOUR 5


Indonesian vessels (and aircraft) must all have the Flag prominently displayed



START OF TOUR 5


Indonesian vessels (and aircraft) must all have the Flag prominently displayed



























This will never get old (1200 kg of cement).
That day we also carried 1000 badminton shuttlecocks
....proudly manufactured and branded locally by IndoCock


Silk full-face masks are all the rage around here to keep the dust out - this soldier in Ilaga sports one of the more creepy ones





This 4.5 meter teenager and his entourage stayed after feeding and played with us for 20 minutes

Curious whale shark in Cenderawasih Bay

After the whale sharks a visit to Pulau Nuburi, last visited in January. Tragically, less than 7 months later, 60% of the reef has been destroyed by a dragged net. Most of the fish are gone and the remaining corals are dying off

Typical highland early morning weather - blue skies and then a cloud moves in and closes the airstrip within minutes. We were stuck for half an hour enjoying a chat in the cool 21°C ....the bule (boolay = foreign) pilots were while the Indonesians were bundled up in coats, blankets and hats and still borderline hypothermic)


Onwards logistics - Papua style
 











Another trip to Pulau Ahe with a plan to catch the low tide and search for the WW2 aircraft wreck GoogleMaps














Pulau Ahe coral reef - lionfish


Pulau Ahe coral reef - still from GoPro

Pulau Ahe - WW2 wreck ... right wing in 10m water just off the reef

Pulau Ahe - WW2 wreck ... left wing in shallow water


Pulau Ahe - part of WW2 aircraft wreck in shallow water

Pulau Ahe coral reef - part of WW2 aircraft wreck

Pulau Ahe - WW2 wreck ... part of fuselage in 10m water just off the reef


Onwards logistics - Papua style

1200 kg of steel frame neatly fitted together and well strapped to prevent shift in flight

Loading building materials for highland prison

Loading building materials for highland prison

Nabire - sunset rainstorm


Smoke haze in the Freeway



Smoke haze from forest fires and charcoal burning


























This will never get old (1200 kg of cement).
That day we also carried 1000 badminton shuttlecocks
....proudly manufactured and branded locally by IndoCock

Silk full-face masks are all the rage around here to keep the dust out - this soldier in Ilaga sports one of the more creepy ones





This 4.5 meter teenager and his entourage stayed after feeding and played with us for 20 minutes

Curious whale shark in Cenderawasih Bay

After the whale sharks a visit to Pulau Nuburi, last visited in January. Tragically, less than 7 months later, 60% of the reef has been destroyed by a dragged net. Most of the fish are gone and the remaining corals are dying off

Typical highland early morning weather - blue skies and then a cloud moves in and closes the airstrip within minutes. We were stuck for half an hour enjoying a chat in the cool 21°C ....the bule (boolay = foreign) pilots were while the Indonesians were bundled up in coats, blankets and hats and still borderline hypothermic) 


Another trip to Pulau Ahe with a plan to catch the low tide and search for the WW2 aircraft wreck GoogleMaps








Pulau Ahe coral reef - lionfish


Pulau Ahe coral reef - still from GoPro

Pulau Ahe - WW2 wreck ... right wing in 10m water just off the reef

Pulau Ahe - WW2 wreck ... left wing in shallow water


Pulau Ahe - part of WW2 aircraft wreck in shallow water

Pulau Ahe coral reef - part of WW2 aircraft wreck

Pulau Ahe - WW2 wreck ... part of fuselage in 10m water just off the reef


Onwards logistics - Papua style

1200 kg of steel frame neatly fitted together and well strapped to prevent shift in flight

Loading building materials for highland prison

Loading building materials for highland prison

Nabire - sunset rainstorm


Smoke haze in the Freeway



Smoke haze from forest fires and charcoal burning


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When we occasionally approach from the North we see a small reef not far from Nabire.
During Tour X we made some low passes and saved a GPS position and this Tour we made the trip

From Nabire it took 25 minutes at speed to have an hour reef time before the tropical rain arrived

Although with the tide out the reef was only a few meters below the surface,
from the boat it would have been impossible to find without the GPS

Passing Nabire's fuel terminal GoogleMaps

The reef itself was a 100 meter circle, surrounded on all sides by a steep drop off in a strong current flowing north along the coast.
This close to the shore and human population the distance visibility was not great but close in still good enough.
A special treat were huge schools of fish passing all around us every few minutes.

The reef was suffering, both from dragging nets and anchors and pollution, and compared to the other reefs further out in Cenderawasih Bay there were few fish

Not used to visitors these Domino Damsels put on a ferocious display defending their patch








Our Captain ....just a lonely cowboy in search of a [sea]horse

Indonesian vessels (and aircraft) must all have the Flag prominently displayed








END OF TOUR 5



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