Tuesday 4 December 2012

31 October to 5 November - Madang (Papua New Guinea)

I spent most of 1980 in Madang while installing two diesel generating sets in the power station. When I saw them on this visit both were out of commission and looked as if they will never be operational again. Madang  itself is a filthy place and looked as if the town area had not been cleaned in a long time. The roads in the centre of the town were no longer sealed and the shopping areas could have done with a coat of paint. A very depressing place, except once out of the centre of the town the scenery was as good as it always was with lush grass, huge trees and a beautiful coastline.
The last river to ford before arriving in Madang
Our old house in Madang
Madang hospital where daughter Sally and friend Suzi were born

Madang  shopping area
The Power Station

The broken machines

Away from the centre of town
Seen from a coast walk

An old gun

Looking from the coast to the outer islands

Highlanders selling baskets
The Coastwatchers Memorial

Madang Resort Pool

Smugglers Hotel Pool

Tree kangaroo

Raggianna Bird of Paradise
Kokomo or Hornbill


Tufted pigeon

An orchid

The old cemetery which was in a very sorry state

1 comment:

  1. Its always a disappointment seeing places you used to live and seeing that no one looked after it, a shame about the 'gennies' but I guess they served theoir purpose at the time, a shame no one looked after them when you left

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