Saturday 8th November, from the dhow. Saturday is being spent travelling from Urisa to Kaimana. We should have reached our destination (the Kumawa mountain range) without passing through Kaimana again, but an unexpected event has obliged us to return. Indeed, the Airaha 2’s captain has lost a relative and has gone back home to Sorong for a few days. The … Continue reading →

Friday 7th November, from the base camp in Urisa. While everybody is busy bringing down the camp, the ornithologists and the herpetologists are back from their stay near Sewiki lake.They tell us about their adventures. The terrain was rugged and difficult, overlooked by very steep, unstable and sharp-edged limestone lapies. Their stay was punctuated by violent storms, which were a … Continue reading →

Thursday 6th November, from the base camp in Urisa. Today, like the day before, it’s scorching hot. In the middle of the day, we are dripping with sweat, even in the shade, without doing anything. Nevertheless, since we are leaving in two days, everyone is busy getting ready. The zodiac boats are leaving continuously; those who are going fishing in … Continue reading →

Wednesday 5th November, from the base camp in Urisa. There you go, it was enough to write that it hadn’t rained for two months for it to start raining. The day is overcast, stormy, with many rainy periods. It is punctuated by a few minor problems with the zodiac boats: one of them sank into the mud and we struggled … Continue reading →

Tuesday 4th November, from the base camp in Urisa. Everyone organises their day to explore the camp’s surroundings in their own way: outing for the day, or for only half a day, or even for several days–there is something for everyone. Christine, who coordinates the film crew, has to daily adjust the cameramen’s schedule to everyone’s comings and goings as … Continue reading →