We went to Tapini to move building materials for a classroom and aid post, provided by a charitable foundation, into a remote village. Thankfully it wasn't all work and we got a chance to explore some of the surrounding sights.
Tapini sits on a small plateau, surrounded by mountains.
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| Tapini |
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| Lifting a timber load |
This video shows one of my colleagues taking-off after a re-fuel and lifting a load of cement and concrete flooring.
The destination is Kerau, a village at 7000' (4000' higher than Tapini). It is an interesting mix of old colonial housing and traditional bush buildings.
In this clip you can see the distinctly foreign constructions, the materials which have already been transported laid out and the open area we were dropping them off in.
Along the ridge from there are some homes made from more readily-available materials.
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| Part of Kerau village |
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| Waterfall, hydro plant and water source |
The village has a reliable power supply from a small hydro-power turbine. It's amazing how thankful you can be for being able to easily do simple things like cook and wash after dark!
Just outside the village, the stream is coarsely filtered, before part of it enters a pipe and flows down to this building.
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| The generator hut (and our guide) |
Above the village is another area where a stream is coarsely filtered and piped - this time providing fresh drinking water to the houses.
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| The water source (with another guide) |
But the highlight of the trip has to have been the waterfall!
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| The beautiful waterfall (with one of the SIL loaders who went to help rig the sling loads) |
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| All the classroom and aid post building materials ready to be put together |
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| The valley leading up to a ridge we needed to cross at around 10,000' |
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| Lake Wanum near Lae |
Yes PNG the land of the Unexpected,is a land gifted with beauty in every sense of the word.So awesome need to find vocabs to go with it all ! Thankyou for all these pics.
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