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latest picture: October 18, 2010

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124  The Lutheran Church in Goroka

has a Pacific character and fits

wonderfully into the local

modest architecture

125  Round huts, typical for the

Eastern Highlands, come in sight,

when we climb from Goroka towards

the 8’040ft. high Daulo Pass …..

126  ..... in their structure

they remind us to Africa

127  After the Daulo Pass (direction

Kundiawa), sugar fruit is sold along

the road for 2 Kina (US$ 0.75) a

bundle. It is a kind of passion fruit,

but tastes much sweeter

128  Villagers from the village of

Paiyaguanda, which lies along the

road from Mount Hagen to Kumul

Pass display their fresh garden produce

129  A woman from the village

of Paiyaguanda is selling corn

cobs at her makeshift stall

130  In the highlands at the

border between Enga and

Western Highlands province a

bundle of carrots is sold for

2 Kina (US$ 0.75) …..

131  ..... there are also broccoli

and cabbage from the

own vegetable garden .....

132  ….. and potatoes

133  Vegetable gardens are a vital

part of a home. Here at the village

of Paiyaguanda West of Mt. Hagen,

along the road to Kumul Pass

134  Along the route from Mt. Hagen

to the Kumul Pass in the Enga Province,

the typical round huts often nestle on steep

slopes; here on an altitude of about 6’500ft.

135  A small cluster of thatched

houses, hidden by tropical greenery,

between Mt. Hagen and Kumul Pass

136  The road from Mt. Hagen in

Western Highlands to the Kumul

Pass in the Enga Province climbs

from 5’000 to 9’400ft. altitude

137  Two scalawags pose for a

picture behind our LandCruiser

138  The vegetation is a bit alpine

on Kumul Pass at 9’400ft. altitude.

Carpets of lupines flower

by the roadside

139  View of the mountain of

“Mount Hagen” from the Kumul

Lodge in the Enga Province

140  Our LandCruiser is parked at

the parking lot of the Kumul Lodge, which

is surrounded by dense tropical forest …..

141  ….. looking very

atmospheric with the rising fog

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Male of the “Ribbon-taled Astrapia” Bird of Paradise (Astrapia mayeri):

It is the star of the four species of Bird of Paradise that come to the feeding table of the Kumul Lodge.

With its long white tale, black body and turquoise spots around its head, it looks stunning

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Yellow, blue, red – all kind of beautiful flowers bloom around Kumul Lodge

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Female of the “Ribbon-taled Astrapia” Bird of Paradise (Astrapia mayeri)

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The diversity of delicate flowers that bloom on the 9’400ft. high Kumul Pass is surprising

154  “Short-tailed Paradigalla“

(Paradigalla brevicauda): The

yellow around the bird‘s eye

means: I am peaceful …..

155  ..... does it change to red

due to rising blood pressure

it means: I am upset!

156  The “Brehm’s Tiger Parrot“

(Psittacella brehmii) is a frequent

visitor at the Kumul Lodge food

table. It is of quiet nature and there

is not much that can disturb it

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From berries, to orchids, to “cup” flowers – everything is growing around Kumul Lodge

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“Brown Sicklebill” Bird of Paradise (Epimachus meyeri):

In the dense forest surrounding the Kumul Lodge, the “brown sicklebill” is camouflaged

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On our forest walk we discover sprouting ferns and moss pockets on tree trunks. Even on the logs they start to sprout again

166  Nearly invisible is the tiny red

Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus

fuliginosus) that is also

looking for food at Kumul Lodge

167  A young bird of paradise (???)

is checking the situation before it

flies to the feeding table

168  The “Belford’s Honeyeater”

(Melidectes belfordi) is also

a regular visitor at Kumul Lodge

169  Tree ferns are numerous

in the tropical forest and

always an exotic sight

170   At a closer look, we discover

amazing plants that nature produces

171  A giant plant rising

towards the sunlight

172  A fairytale forest with its

twined moss covered branches –

and Emil standing amidst it

173  A little red dot in all the

jungle greenery: A delicate flower bell

174  Liliana is looking for

the bird that is enjoying us

with its exotic calls

175  Shirley and Dwayne, our new friends

from South Africa resp. Swaziland, who

work at Trans Niugini Tours in Mount Hagen

and who made the ball rolling in many cases

176  The friendly faces of the team

of Trans Niugini Tours in Mount

Hagen join for a farewell picture

in front of our LandCruiser

177  Liliana saying goodbye to Max,

the cat of the Trans Niugini Team in

Mount Hagen that always was

on the lookout for cuddles

178  Brother and sister visiting us when

we stop for a picnic on our descent from

the 8’130ft. high Daulo pass …..

179  ..... an old woman appears

also at our car window. We give

her 2 Kina. She is so happy that

she kisses Liliana’s hand all over

180  ..... a young sheep is curious

too and watches us shyly

through the tussock

181  A single modest house made

of bush material stands lonely in a

forest clearing at the Daulo Pass

182  One can hardly live

closer to the skies!

183  The Highland Highways follows

barren and dry mountain scenery

between Goroka and Henganofi

184  From Henganofi to Kainantu,

the Highland Highway snakes through

the notorious Kompri Valley where

hold-ups occur over and over

185  Ukarumpa, the PNG Headquarter

of the American-founded „Summer Institute

of Linguistic” (SIL) – also called „Little

America“ – is situated in the Aiyura

Valley 6 miles from Kainantu .....

186  ..... it is a fenced in Western-style

village. The goal of “SIL”is amongst others

to translate the bible into as many languages

as possible in the world (so far about 170

in PNG). Out of the 6’912 worldwide

spoken languages, alone 820 can be

found in Papua New Guinea

187  Every family grows vegetables.

They all are self-supporters and there

is rarely anybody starving in PNG

188  The “Upper Ramu Hydroelectric

Project” – also called Yonki Lake – is

situated 14 miles South of Kainantu in the

Arona Valley and supplies power to Lae,

Madang and most regions of the Highlands

189  White patches of fog rise from

the Ramu Valley when we are

leaving the Highlands

190  A last glimpse from the

Eastern Highlands towards the Ramu

Valley and the Finisterre Range .....

191  ..... then we continue over the

Kassam Pass towards the Ramu Valley

192  While the Ramu River flows in its

valley towards Northeast into Madang

Province, the Markham River shown here

runs Southeasterly towards Lae at the

Huon Gulf in the Morobe Province

193  This is how we will remember

the people of PNG: Always curious,

interested but over all genuinely friendly.

Here at our last gasoline station

194  Container terminal in the port

city of Lae. It could hardly have

a more exotic setting

195  Our 3-months stay in Papua New

Guinea is over. On October 18th, 2010,

– coincidentally on our 26th jubilee day

of being on the road – our LandCruiser

is stuffed into its 20th container in the port of

Lae and sent to Subic Bay in the Philippines

More websites from Papua New Guinea:

 

• Pictures from the first part of our Papua New Guinea trip from Milne Bay – (Port Moresby) – Mount Hagen – Lae
• Pictures from the second part of our Papua New Guinea trip of the Mount Hagen Cultural Show August 13th, to 15th, 2010
• Pictures from the third part of our Papua New Guinea trip from Lae – Madang – Goroka
• Pictures from the fourth part of our Papua New Guinea trip of the Goroka Cultural Show September 17th, to 19th, 2010

Articles in newspapers about us in Papua New Guinea:

Article: "26-year journey around the world", Daily Newspaper "The National" - August 20, 2010

Article: "Travelling the world none-stop for 26 years", Daily Newspaper "The National" - October 21, 2010