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START OF TOUR 8
June - August 2016 ....81 days
Wet season Part 1 (Oct-Nov) : 🌞38°C / 🌒32°C.Although days can start with clear skies and good visibility, heavy rain isalways nearby with huge thunderstorms and high winds appearing by 1100L.
Wet season break (Dec) : 🌞44°C / 🌒37°C, temps hitting 🌞50°C in high humidity.Mostly rain starts in the afternoon and lasts until early the next day. Sunrise with low cloudin the highlands clearing by 0900L but the dangerous build-up still starts by 1100L.
June - August 2016 ....81 days
Wet season Part 1 (Oct-Nov) : 🌞38°C / 🌒32°C.
Although days can start with clear skies and good visibility, heavy rain is
always nearby with huge thunderstorms and high winds appearing by 1100L.
Wet season break (Dec) : 🌞44°C / 🌒37°C, temps hitting 🌞50°C in high humidity.
Mostly rain starts in the afternoon and lasts until early the next day. Sunrise with low cloud
in the highlands clearing by 0900L but the dangerous build-up still starts by 1100L.
pantai Nusi
nuburi angelfish with coral
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| Distributing souvenirs from the UK - note the one in line drinking my coffee |
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| PK-LTF seen from another Caravan as we passed in the Freeway |
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| Any shade, no matter how temporary, is welcome in Sinak |
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| Interesting pic taken by our Engineer Meli |
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| So far it has not been a good year ...and these are not all |
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| Knock off pizza in Timika ( www.papajohns.co.uk ) |
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| What happens when you ask for a 'Small Pizza' at Papa Ron's |
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| Pitot tube view of finals 34 at Nabire |
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| Whyyyyy ? Why do that to a sock ? It was innocent ! |
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| Still from Camcorder - landing at Bilorai as the cloud moved in video |
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| GoPro wide snapshot - rolling out at a wet and cloudy Bilorai video |
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| GoPro wideangle snapshot - departing Bilorai |
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| GoPro wide snapshot - our man in Bilorai was impressed ! video |
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| 'Sop' for dinner by candlelight in a 'warung' (roadside eatery) |
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| Action around WABI Nabire - 200 NM south of the equator video |
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| Action around WABI Nabire |
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| Action around WABI Nabire - 200 NM south of the equator video |
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| " Don't worry - be happy " |
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| Nabire |
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| ...miss the tree ...miss the tree ...miss the tree ...tree ! |
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| Nabire |
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| WABI Nabire - the jungle starts 1 NM from the runway |
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| WABI Nabire - 200 NM south of the equator |
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| WABI Nabire - WingsAir ATR |
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| WABI Nabire - derelict LET410 being consumed by the jungle |
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| Action around WABI Nabire - 200 NM south of the equator video |
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| Spirit Avia Sentosa SAS Co-pilots at the end of their training |
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| There is nothing out of the ordinary about this photo |
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| Departing WABI Nabire |
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| Trip to the km22 waterfall in the Karadiri Plantation video |
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| km22 waterfall - at least 100 ft from top pool to bottom pool via 35 steps |
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| Karadiri km22 waterfall running over soft limestone - totally non-slip and no sharp edges |
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| Looking down from the top pool video |
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| AsianOneAir crew ...the pool was deep enough to swim in |
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| Shiny new Emergency Vehicle at Bilorai ...all part of the continuing development |
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| Another trip to see the Whale Sharks in a murky Cenderawasih Bay |
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| This one recently had his GPS tracker replaced |
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| Going through the Jila Pass at 12,000 ft enroute to Sinak from Timika |
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| First revenue flight into the new runway at Sinak - a glorious 747 m long ! |
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| Villagers beside the new runway at Sinak |
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| First revenue flight into Sinak |
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| GoPro Wide ...ground crew in Nabire |
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| Start of Tour 8 - strange things happen when you hang a GoPro off the end of an aircraft |
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| Taking advantage of a clear calm day we took a small detour around the Puncak Jaya , Carstensz Glacier , the East Peak and Grasberg Mine |
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| Approaching the summit of Carstensz Mountain from the west at 16,000 ft |
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| Puncak Jaya , Carstensz Glacier and the East Peak |
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| The East Peak with its small glacier |
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| Glacial pools on the summit of Carstensz Mountain |
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| Carstensz Mountain |
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| Carstensz Glacier |
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| Carstensz Glacier |
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| Heading west towards the Grasberg Mine |
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| The Grasberg Mine |
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| The Grasberg Mine |
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| Grasberg Mine |
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| The Grasberg Mine with the Puncak Jaya, Glacier and East Peak in the background |
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| Descending through 15,500 ft heading south towards Timika (just visible beyond the river on the horizon) |
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| Loading my first commercial load out of Timika on the new General Aviation Apron in sweltering 42 degree heat |
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| A typical sight : tin roof, some things for sale on a mat beside the path ...and a rusty satellite dish |