Month: July 2019

Woke up early, like usual. Hopped the shuttle to the airport and checked my bag in. It now weighs 15 kilos, up from the 9…

Woke up at 5:30am I hung out and repacked my carry-on to only what I will need for hung Kong and home. At 7, I…

Woke up at 5am Enjoyed crickets and bird sounds. I\’m relaxed, I\’m ready to travel. Hit breakfast at 7:30am then sat on the porch. I\’ve…

This had the reputation of being the most remote place that you can get to efficiently (by plane). It\’s only been accessible in this way…

I woke up at 3:30am – well before my alarm for my 5:30 birding departure. I put everything into my suitcase and locked it up,…

I woke up at 4am. There\’s no lights in my karawari lodge room till 6 so I use my phone flashlight to get to the…

The children are so excited to see us that they run along the shoreline or jump into the water to get close to us to…

Woke up at 6:15 hearing the lovely sounds of the nearby bird population. So I recorded it! I killed 2 mosquitos that found their way…

I wake up sticky from the humidity in my bed at 5am. The mosquito netting held up overnight, I didn\’t go under the covers to…

Woke up at 5am for my 6:30am departure. My alarm didn\’t wake me up though, I woke up naturally at 4:30 My bags are packed…

This morning I sat on my patio and watched the sunrise over the valley and mountains while drinking 2 cups of coffee and 2 cups…

Fruit breakfast – straight from the source! They grow it just below where I\’m sleeping. Banana, 2 passion fruits, popo (looks like cantaloupe), Mogi tribe…

Mount Hagan (provided like Hagan in haagen-daz) Woke up again at 3:30am to go to the car that would get me to my 6:20am flight…

My guide was 20 minutes late in picking me up, so instead of 4:45am I got on the road at 5:05. We left so early…