Published: June 13th 2010June 13th 2010
Rabaul was reduced in size after the last major eruption - most of the town and the airport were moved out of the old caldera.
This place may be one of the last frontiers (as advertised) but the people are friendly, the weather is great, and the place is like a huge garden.
Roads get washed out, and 'snowbanks' of ash get put to the side - in some places the grass is just growing back.
Brisbane Bronco Sunday Football, adverts for portable saw mills, and Queensland news on the TV.
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Hard at work
Caves
One of many built by the Japanese during the war.
The big gun
Left behind from the last war.
PNGed out
As the locals say
Desolate
Dead coconut trees standing by.
The old part of town
What's left of it.
Snowbank of Ash
Check out the 'snowbank' of ash on the left.
Harbour View
The rock in the middle may be the old center of the volcano.
And more volcanos
The flight back to Port Moresby followed a line of volcanoes - which we watched out our windows
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Date: 17th June 2010
Nice pictures
I visited Rabaul several times and loved it and wonder if the Bunker Museum is still intact with the museum ? What baout the grinding stone ? I hope to revisit again
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Nice pictures
I visited Rabaul several times and loved it and wonder if the Bunker Museum is still intact with the museum ? What baout the grinding stone ? I hope to revisit again
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Date: 21st June 2010
rait kona
Rabaul is a beautiful place, despite the volcanic eruption.
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rait kona
Rabaul is a beautiful place, despite the volcanic eruption.
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Another volcano is located in Santorini, a Greek island. You can learn more about it @ http://santorini-hotels.blogspot.com/
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