Tropical volcanoes

Rabual, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Finding internet access in this part of the world is very tricky. Luckily at the fuel dock in Rabual, the Aussie manager offered us use of his satellite internet connection.  I will go into more details when I have more time to write but basically we have had a great sailing adventure in the last 2 months. We have had some nice dives on pristine reefs, with plenty of sharks and large fish. We had a traditional Papua New Guinean christmas with super friendly islanders that rarely get to see white people. I had a very unique New Years Eve spearfishing at night for lobsters and

squid with the locals of a small island in the remote trobrands. 

We explored jungle caves filled with bats and human skulls. Our diet on the trip has been mostly fresh caught fish, rice, fruit and South Pacific beer.

We are now anchored in the most amazing bay with a backdrop of a fully active volcano and several other dormant ones. The bay is littered with hundreds of ship wrecks mostly WWII relics, lots of japanese war ships in 100 ft+ of water. At night I sleep out under the stars on the bow of the boat under a glowing volcano.

 

The time has come however to put a cap on the trip and head back home as the time feels right and I need to find some work. In the next two weeks we head down the north coast of New Britain to dive the reefs of Kimbe bay then I will jump ship and make the slow progression back home to the snows of the Pacific Northwest. 

I cannot say enough of how warm and welcoming the people of Papua New Guinea have been to us. I feel very lucky to be able to spend time in this very different, untouched part of the world.  Here are a few picts to give you a sense of the place.