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Leaping fish of Madang
Beneath this layer is a marine wonder world of reef fish in bright blues, yellow, black and white like a zebra, and long grey fish like garfish. Looking intently more and more wonderful fish appear right below deck in the mottling of the moving lagoon.
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A scramble over the cross island track
Today we scrambled over the cross island track, what a mission, it was hot, steep and slippery. We needed transport at the beginning of the track and pick up at the end, this meant leaving scooters at both ends. We designated Papua Falls as our end point which meant leaving two scooters there, then heading…
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Best spot yet for snorkelling
Early this morning the rest of the party turned up, five more couples and two children. One of our number was a Cook Islander with the obvious local connections. What a lazy day, moving very slowly in the warm air today, our first stop was some coffee and then we filled the bikes with petrol,…
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Big Game Fishing
Today was Big Game fishing, Chris and I went out around 12:30 to join another group of likely lads to see if we could catch any large game fish. Our pickup was 12:30 but when he turned up it was about 12:45, you can expect this and he turned up in a green ute with,…
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Killer Picasso
Killer Picasso or lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), this lagoon is full of killer triggerfish, well they would be if they were big enough. There I was just minding my own business and snorkeling along, and I have this triggerfish rush my mask, he did it once, then he did it again and then he did…