The idea of going on a road trip first sprouted after a camping trip about 2 years ago while we were driving down from Paluma Range National Park. Since then and up until 3 weeks ago the plan was to kit out the hilux and use that for the trip using our trusted old tent…

28 November  Jacinta  A peaceful day today with not too much to report. We needed it! It was nice to consolidate all the experiences and ideas that have come our way on this trip.  PJ spent a few hours snorkelling with Kiliwi on the beach straight out from the front of the house. I sat…

We will probably have to put our next few posts up when we get back to Lorengau on Sunday. The reception here is not strong enough to upload much. There seems to be about a 30cm moving section of reception that we follow around the beach. If the last post looks scrambled, that is why.…

What a whirlwind of a 24 hours, 4am start to make it to Cairns international for a 7am departure arriving Port Moresby at 8:30am. A mere 1 hour 30min flight. Picked up our suitcases and strolled down to the domestic airport passing these 3 men strutting their traditional attire. The domestic terminal is busy and…

Welcome to our travel blog. We’ve been talking about setting up some sort of a blog to document our travels but never really got around to doing it until now, as we are heading to Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. I have not been back to Manus for a holiday for over a decade and…