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