19 Oct 2015
Nissan Island Sing-sing
We landed on a beach at a small village on Nissan Island today and received a rapturous welcome from the population that had arrived from all over the island for their annual gathering. Excited children led us to the school grounds where we were treated to an energetic ‘sing-sing’ cultural performance of eight different dances they had been rehearsing for many weeks. After the festivities our group was free to roam the village, visiting homes, talking to locals and seeing how life is lived in this remote part of PNG. Tomorrow our last day in Papua New Guinea will be spent on Bougainville Island exploring the area around Arawa before we say hello to the Solomon Islands.
15 Oct 2015
Our visit to Manus Island proved to be a momentous day for our keen birders. The group headed ashore at dawn to investigate the forests around Rossu…READ MORE
13 Oct 2015
We had a great day in Madang at the start of our Melanesia Discoverer voyage which heralds the start of the 2015/16 South Pacific and Southern Ocean …READ MORE
25 Sep 2015
In the early hours of this morning we raised the Spirit of Enderby’s anchor in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and headed out into Avacha Bay towards the o…READ MORE
