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08 Ancient Caves of Buka
Cave and underground river enthusiast Pierre Constant set off to find Kilu Cave on Bougainville’s Buka Island – famed in archaeology circles as the oldest known resting place of the region’s first ocean travellers – but although his search was unsuccessful, local guides led him PNG-born and raised champion yachtswoman Liz Wardley – at press time in July paddling solo across the Pacific Ocean on a personal challenge in her 7m rowboat Tic Tac – has encountered everything from aggressive marlin to cyclonic storms while sailing across most of the world’s oceans. But it is PNG that has the biggest hold on the heart of this plucky ‘five-foot-nothing’ adventurer as the place where her love affair with the water was born. to some other ancient caves definitely worth exploring.
20 Call of the Wild Ocean
30 Spirits of the Watts Island Sailing Canoes
Stories of the spirits that protect and guide the master sailors as they navigate the waters of Milne Bay are integral to the rich sailing canoe culture of tiny 3.5km long and less than 1km wide Watts Island in the Engineer Group. It is the desire to share such untold stories and traditions with visitors that propelled the islanders to host a two-day cultural festival last year, the KKUS – Kwaraiwa Kwateya Udi Sailau (translation:Watts Island Yam Banana Sailing Canoe) Festival – which is scheduled to return on September 6-7.
42 PNG Air – News
PNG Air news bulletin and updates. 45 PNG Air – Inflight Games Exercise the mind with
Christina Lovatt’s crossword and puzzles for your enjoyment.
46 PNG Air – Where We Fly
A map of Papua New Guinea and PNG Air flight routes, plus airline contact information, transfer information, and Inflight Games’ puzzle solutions.
30 “Spirits of the Watts Island Sailing Canoes”
48 PNG Air – Inflight Comfort A few health tips and easy
8 “Ancient Caves of Buka”
exercises to help make your PNG Air flight as comfortable as possible.
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