Papua New Guinea: Cannibals, Cargo Cults, Mudmen, and Mercenaries

Three and a half weeks of visiting Papua New Guinea, from the fjords of Tufi, to the highlands of Goroka, to the swamps of the Sepik ... then a brief respite in Australia before our return to civilization.

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Trip Length: 4 weeks
Blog Entries: 26
Photos: 679
Words: 21831

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
July 15th 2009	Departure for Sydney	Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
July 16th 2009	Lost over the Pacific	Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
July 17th 2009	Sydney: Opera House, Gardens, Darling Harbour	Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
July 18th 2009	Manly cliff walk	Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
July 19th 2009	Port Moresby is a Pit	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » National Capital District » Port Moresby
July 20th 2009	Relaxation, at last	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » New Ireland
July 21st 2009	To dive and to nap	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » New Ireland
July 22nd 2009	Not the Swiss Family Treehouse	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » New Ireland » Kavieng
July 23rd 2009	Land disputes and a sing sing	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » New Ireland » Kavieng
July 24th 2009	To Tufi	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Oro » Tufi
July 25th 2009	Cool lawns and chill pads	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Oro
July 26th 2009	The Birds of Paradise	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Oro
July 27th 2009	Defending the city	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Oro
July 28th 2009	Visiting the local school	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Oro
July 29th 2009	Return to civilization ... oops, I mean, Moresby	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » National Capital District » Port Moresby
July 30th 2009	Mudmen at last	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Eastern Highlands » Goroka
July 31st 2009	The Bones of the Ancestors	Oceania » Papua New Guinea
August 1st 2009	Stuck in the mud (again)	Oceania » Papua New Guinea
August 2nd 2009	Late start, long lunch, lovely dinner	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » East Sepik » Wewak
August 3rd 2009	Village rivalries and getting mucky in Yamok	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » East Sepik
August 4th 2009	From threats to tales: experiencing the Sepik	Oceania » Papua New Guinea » East Sepik
August 5th 2009	An unexpected, all-night trip down the river ...	Oceania » Papua New Guinea
August 6th 2009	From the back of a PMV in PNG to luxury in Kewarra	Oceania » Australia » Queensland
August 7th 2009	Sleepin' and chillin'	Oceania » Australia » Queensland
August 8th 2009	Cairns: mud-lagoon and t-shirt shops	Oceania » Australia » Queensland
August 9th 2009	Return home	Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney