The thunderstorms started in the night bringing the rain. It literally rained all day, sometimes in downpours and other times

We went for an early snorkel all the way from the corner of the island all the way back to

Claudette had arranged for two dives with the Homestay she is near, all run by locals. The boat was great

We were up at 4:30am and in the Car with Marlin our bird guide by 5am. It was about a

Alex arrived mid morning while we were refuelling. We need fuel after our long motor from Biak. There is a

We were a little nervous about picking up the anchor, thinking it might have snagged on a log or something,

We decided to go and explore the big lake (lagoon) on our own, we had read about a waterfall to

Nathan being so eager was a good half hour early to pick us up, we got going just before 10am.

We had a lot of fisherman with their bright orange lights gliding silently around the river and getting quite close

It was not a comfortable night as there was a lot of swell, plus noise, Rowan was definitely not spending