Surrounded by darkness, in a grass roofed house, deep in the rainforest cloaked heart of Papua New Guinea a thunderstorm raged, rain beating down upon the rickety structure which creaked and groaned with the wind that whipped around it. Louis lay next to me unconscious, sweat soaked and pale, consumed by a jungle fever that had [...]
Chiming pierced the air, shaking us both from our frail slumber. Daybreak was upon us and the occupants of Winima all stirring to find out what the commotion was about. Like a shot Hennis (our guide) slipped from the grass roofed wooden house we slept in and made his way towards the high-pitched hubbub. In silence [...]
The cataclysmic downpour that accompanied our mountain descent to Zenag had changed the bush tracks to ravenous torrents of water. We slipped, skated and fell our entire descent. By the time we had reached the settlement, we were soaked, exhausted and our bodies completely pulverized. Our cameras, sat phones and remaining electrical items were almost completely [...]
We both agreed that a days rest was needed. The previous days 57km yomp had taken its toll on our bodies and some R and R made the prospect of the next leg feel slightly more feasible. We had a chat to our contact. A short chap with a pot belly called Wikki, he was the [...]
