people
performance
culture
mammals
birds
bugs
marine invertebrates
flora
fungi
Bob
landscapes
Fellow travelers
Darwin
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Itinerary
people
performance
culture
mammals
birds
bugs
marine invertebrates
flora
fungi
Bob
landscapes
Fellow travelers
Darwin
The end
Itinerary
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On July 16, 2015, Nancy met an untimely death in an motor vehicle accident in New Jersey
She left a deep imprint on the world and will be sorely missed.
March 14-16, 2012 - SFO to Sydney to Cairns, Cross the dateline in the night and miss my birthday, check into Novatel, long walk around town, opening dinner at hotel (Stanford group), birthday party
March 17, 2012 - Early morning departure from the hotel, meet up with other passengers at the airport and fly to Rabaul. Tour of Rabaul. Board the Oceanic Explorer.
March 18, 2012 - Garove Island (Witu Island group)
March 19, 2012 - First SCUBA dive - Bagabag Island (with Jim Omura and Beat as dive master), First lectures - Introduction to Papua New Guinea
March 20, 2012 - The Sepik. Cruise around Manum Island volcano in the last afternoon
March 21, 2012 - Madang - dock in harbour. Talk by Nancy Sullivan and Joyce
March 22, 2012 - Rough weather and rain preclude visits to Tuan amd Tami Island. My second lecture (morning): "People and Culture of Papua New Guinea", dock in Dregerhafen Harbour, visit small visit "just around the corner" to view and by artifacts from Tami Islanders, Second SCUBA dive - Finschhafen reef followed by spectacular snorkling
March 23, 2012 - Lababia, hike to top of David Suzuki Trail, Performances by many villages, photo recap
March 24, 2012 - Tufi: "fjords", explore coastline, waterfall performance, Third SCUBA dive - Tufi
March 25, 2012 - Dei dei hot springs and geysers, Salamo Mission Village, Aussie barbeque
March 26, 2012 - Trobriand Islands - Kitava, Fourth SCUBA dive - Nuratu Island
March 27, 2012 - Alatau - dock, bus tours, final dance performance onboard ship, leave for Cairns accompanied by red footed and brown boobies
March 28, 2012 - Coral Sea Crossing, rough seas, final lectures - Kuru
March 29, 2012 Arrival in Cairns, bus to Novatel, fruit bats in profusion. Dinner with Steve, Mary Jane, Rich and Nancy
March 30, 2012 - Leisurely morning, cab to airport, Cairns to Sydney, transfer terminals, tight connection, catch Jetstar to Hobart
Dedicated to the remarkable people of PNG.
With sincere thanks to the awesome staff of the Oceanic Discoverer and to my wonderful fellow travelers.
To our trip manager, Laura Duede
And to Stanford, of course, who made it all possible.
And here's a nod to my fellow lecturer,
"Ecosystem Guides"
www.ecosystem-guides.com
Biologist Guide - Website - Lecturer - Books - Documentaries
(where to go to experience nature and see wildlife
in Australia and the Pacific)
The "Ecosystem Guides" series of books:
"Rainforest of tropical Australia" (2008, 2nd ed, 3rd ed due 2012)
"Ocean Surfaces of Australasia" (2009)
"Tropical Seashores of Australia" (2010)
available at:
www.ecosystem-guides.com.au
The "Ecosystem Guides" series of documentaries:
"Ancestral Jungle: the lowland tropical rainforest of Ausralia" (2011)
Parts of this can now be seen on YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/EcosystemGuides
Last modified: June 21, 2020
Created: April 11, 2012
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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