Destinations:
It's been a delight to experience so much of this area. I show dates on destination stories because conditions may have changed significantly below the water line since I visited. Adverse events such as cyclones, bleaching, Crown of Thorns starfish, moving sands, etc., can cause rapid deterioration. Undoubtedly, climate change is making it harder for corals to recover, but places can turn from ugly rubble to beautiful and pristine when conditions are good. This wilderness is forever changing.
East Cape PNG 2018
We enjoyed returning to Milne bay’s East Cape in 2017. This time we had an additional crew member, Al a native PNG diving guide. Our mission was to: find some new diving locations, locate and photograph the iconic Pygmy Seahorse, and could we find that undiscovered shipwreck near Nuakata?. Well, the first two items…
Sailing Antarctica 2018
A woman’s world…by Sylvie Jambu Sailing Antarctica What does a girl do when the captain takes a boys break. —— “Go sailing Antarctica of course”. …
Photographing Kana Kopi PNG… 2017
We relish our nature photography most when we find new places, and get to interpret them our way. Kana kopi bay is a picturesque anchorage tucked in-between tall mountains at the entrance to Milne Bay, a peaceful stopover on the way to Alotau the capital of the Western province of Papua New…
Milne Bay South – cruising PNG 2017
Gora Bara Bara PNG Huge Manta-rays glided overhead. We could almost touch them — grey, black, sucker fish clinging to their bellies. It was exhilerating! This was one of the biggest reasons we came back to PNG again; it was worth it. Young James had been quietly fishing in his canoe and watching the day…
Milne Bay PNG cruising adventure- october – December 2017
Milne Bay PNG here we come. Our getting to PNG Plan From Cairns we stoll up behind the shelter of the Ribbon Reefs, jump across to Osprey Reef for a brief rest, then two days of crappy beam on seas to PNG. We will land at Samari to the south of Milne bay proper, before…
Marion Reef … Coral Sea
Getting under Marion’s skirt. Marion Reef is 400km east of the Whitsunday coast, its 40km long by 20km wide, dominated by a deep lagoon and surrounded by very clear waters. It is a perfect horseshoe shape with three barren sand cays that help to provide shelter from the persistent SE trade winds. The trip can…
Conflict Island, PNG, Dec 2016
Conflict Islands PNG We are sitting on deck chairs on the terrace of the Panasesa Island bar. Our boat bobs quietly on a bright blue canvas just in front of us, and tropical islands break the horizon in all directions. It seems surreal, Western indulgence amongst the subsistent style of life that is the norm…
Nuakata Islands, East Cape, PNG, Dec 2016
Nuakata Island Nuakata Island is about 14km of Northern tip of Milne Bay. It’s the biggest island at the centre of a group of smaller ones. All surrounded by a myriad of coral reefs kept incredibly healthy by overactive and irregular currents. Nelson is the Counsellor ( chief ). He lives on the east side…
Tawali Resort…our PNG boating refuge. Nov 2016 -17
Tawali-our PNG boating refuge…but is it always safe ? Read our 2017 update ! It was 40nm from Alotau to the Tawali resort situated on the Solomon Sea side of the northern peninsula of Milne Bay. An excellent area for diving with unique marine life quite unlike we had encountered elsewhere. But despite its…
Inside Milne Bay PNG — November 2016
Alotau—capital of the Milne Bay Province We had slow cruised here from Cairns via the Louisiade archipelago and were excited about the prospect of diving and exploring Milne Bay. But first, we needed to finish customs formalities, refuel, a little shopping and then go hunting for essentials — like a restaurant and…