Category — Manus Island

I love waterfalls! Seriously, who doesn’t?!

The bigger they are, the more water cascading down, the higher the falls, the bigger and deeper the pool, the more ‘mysterious’ and jungle clad it is, the more fascinating the fall becomes.

The King Falls, Liap. More pics with this post.

I have been to waterfalls all over the country. Some large, some small, some which fall from such great heights the water turns to mist and droplets, others that power down hard, cold and fast, knock you off your feet, pound your brain senseless. [Read more →]

This is a video of the Manus Green Snail, also known as the Emerald Green Snail. This is my crazy but awesome video to find some live and in their habitat.
It is only found in Manus and only in certain parts of the main island. To read more about the snail and how and where i shot this video, please visit this link below:
http://www.myamazingparadise.com/lang/en-us/manus-green-snail-my-crazy-tiny-s…
To Learn More About Papua New Guinea 
www.papuanewguinea.travel

About 38km Southeast of Manus and up to a maximum 3hrs in total travelling time by motorised dingy from the Loniu Bridge lies the mysterious volcanic island of Baluan.A place of historic importance to Manus and to Papua New Guinea.Three hours is the estimated maximum time to get there.

Mysterious Baluan, more images at bottom of the post

I arrived there at around 5.10pm Thursday 17^th February, 4hrs later than I had planned. [Read more →]

About 38km Southeast of Manus and up to 3hrs in total travelling time by motorised dingy from the Loniu Bridge lies the mysterious volcanic island of Baluan.

Baluan Mother and Child

Formed by an extinct volcano locally known as Malsu (pronounced Mal-sue), Baluan rises some 200 plus meters out of the sea. [Read more →]

I arrived at Rei Village, Lou Island, the boat’s motor idling as the sea pounded away at the beautiful shoreline. We could see people milling around the beach and on the embankments on both side of it under a giant kwila tree. It was Tuesday 22nd, February 2011.

The skipper of the banana boat, Lloyd Senang expertly waited for a wave to come in. One of the passengers shouted ‘whoop’ and Lloyd revved the engine onto the crest of the incoming wave and we surfed the boat up and onto the beautiful Rei beach.

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When I was in Manus, one thing I had to do, no matter the cost was to see, to find, to videotape and photograph a real live Manus Green snail in the heartlands of this beautiful island.

When I mentioned this to the locals, they said ‘go to the market and buy a shell.’  I explained that I didn’t want a shell of an empty experience. I am a Papua New Guinean in my beautiful country, I want the experience of what makes this country so unique and exotic.

Manus Green Snail. More photos of my crazy safari at the bottom of this post.

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If you ever get to Manus, make sure you check out the main Manus Market at Lorengau.
It’s in the middle of town, right next to the bus stop. Everybody from Manus goes there.
It’s a great place to shop. You’ll find lots of fresh fish, prawns, lobsters and other seafood. [Read more →]

Momote Airport in Manus is the only Airport for the island province in Papua New Guinea. Its on the Los Negro Island and during World War II was one of the important air and marine basis first for the Japanese Army and later for the Allied Forces who captured the base from the Japanese. The Allied Forces used its strategic location to their advantage in the WWII Pacific Campaign. In this video, my friend Kuiox and I drive around the island after I arrived. [Read more →]