Dos And Donts In Papua New Guinea
Many people leave a country complaining of restrictions, corruption and unpleasantness. In many cases the cause is the visitor himself. There are many things a visitor may do which are normal practice to him but which are offensive to the country he visits. The following is an attempt to smooth the path for the visitor so that situations do not arise which spoil what can otherwise be a most enjoyable time. Ladies, do not wander ashore at a village or into a town dressed in a bikini. Shorts if...
Native Art
The difference between a carving and an artifact will be clearly defined right now before delving into the fascinating subject of native art. A carving describes any piece of timber which has been transformed into a face, totem pole, spear or whatever by knife or chisel or sharpened shell. As such, it can describe an artifact. But an artifact is more generally an object of historical value something of great age. An artifact, therefore, is classified legally as a 'National Treasure' and any...
Treasury Islands to southern tip of New Ireland including the entire east coast
TREASURY GROUP Blanche Harbour Consisting of two large islands and many small islets which collectively form Blanche Harbour the Treasury Group lies close off the south coast of Bougainville Island and are actually a part of the Solomon Islands both geographically and politically. Therefore, a visitor is obliged to first clear into the Solomons at the Shortland Group close to the north east where customs and excise is represented. This will entail a payment of 100 for lighthouse dues making the...
Anchorages
Anchorages are what this book is all about. I believe most anchorages have been covered adequately and they will be found under their own heading accompanied by a map in Part Two of this book. Here I simply want to squash a few fallacies and confirm a few facts. The first thing most people hear about cruising in Papua New Guinea is the difficulty in anchoring because of the great depth of water. This is essentially true, but only in relation to shoal anchorages. For example, if you come from...
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Hills aroun d har-bour steep a - d IneoviIlj limbered of water around them and in their bays. Generally speaking this is a beautiful piece of coast well worth seeing, but the boatman is advised to make the hop from Mort Harbour to Salamaua in one. Lae is not recommended as a port of refuge for reasons described under its own heading and those sailing straight across the Huon Gulf from Mort Harbour to Dreger Harbour will find that crossing under its own heading after the description of Lae....
Maps
Under no circumstances should this book be used alone. It is intended to be used only as a companion to official charts and publications. Most maps within this book were sketched on the spot by the author and therefore cannot and must not be used for the taking of bearings or for any reference where reliable positioning is required. In the following anchorage and port descriptions, the word map means the map reproduced in this book while the word chart refers to the official publication, be it...