Wednesday, June 25, 2014

New Ireland Province: Papua New Guinea


Last week I made my 3rd trip to the Pacific Islands, this time to the biggest country, Papua New Guinea.  After a quick stop in the capital, Port Moresby, we flew up to New Ireland Province, one of the outer islands, for site visits to coastal communities receiving assistance under our climate change adaptation project.  

Here is a quick close up of the sites that required a boat to access, including our hotel.  Most of the communities main impact from climate change is lack of potable water, so the project will be providing rainwater capture systems for community use.









































Sunday, June 15, 2014

Coron

I celebrated Philippines Independence Day with a quick trip to Coron in Palawan province for some beach time.  Unfortunately it was little stormy, but did get some breaks between showers for snorkeling, kayaking, and some beach time.






Arrival on our deserted island




Perfectly timed wave






Terrible photo, but you get the idea.  Lots of fruit bats