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Bwana_Brown Says: Just a few miles west of Wewak, on another small point of land, can be found the Cape Wom Memorial Park. Located on the site of an old missionary airstrip, no longer used, this park is dedicated to the surrender of the Imperial Japanese forces in the Wewak area by General...
Bwana_Brown Says: Following the successful installation of a new generator in September, 1980 to alleviate rotating blackouts in Wewak, my team from Port Moresby had some time to kill before our flight home. To fight the ever-present tropical heat and humidity, we figured a case of cold beer...
Windjammer Beach Resort: Seaside Heaven
Bwana_Brown Says: The Windjammer was a comfortable and laid-back single-level hotel, located along the narrow strip of land between the main road into Wewak and the coast of the Bismarck Sea. When working in this area, we did not normally spend our nights at the Windjammer but, because it was...
Sepik Hotel: An Interesting Spot
Bwana_Brown Says: The Sepik Hotel was also located in the main part of town, on Wewak Point. I had a great room on the second floor with a nice view out over the harbour and outdoor seating at the 'Wind Haus' (Wind House') outdoor dining area. Offshore in the background are the still largely...
Wewak Hotel: Pleasant Outside Relaxation
Bwana_Brown Says: One of the places we used for accommodations was the Wewak Hotel. It was a straightforward sort of place, located in the main part of town on the hill overlooking the Bismarck Sea. What I liked about this hotel was its small outdoor eating and drinking area, where you could...
Windjammer Beach Resort: A Perfect Spot on the Beach
Bwana_Brown Says: The food in all the hotels in Wewak was quite good, whether it was at the Windjammer, Sepik or Wewak hotels. During our workdays at the nearby diesel power station, the Windjammer was the closest place for us to take a lunch break or even stop for a cold beer on our way back...
Bwana_Brown Says: Once you get away from the main towns of PNG, you will soon start to see examples of simple accommodations used by the locals. Over the centuries, they have learned how to make simple but effective dwellings using the raw building materials that are close at hand.This...
Bwana_Brown Says: PNG was a rugged place then and it still is today. In the Sepik River area, the mass of large and twisting rivers and lagoons makes travel by road very difficult, so the dugout canoe is the favoured mode of transportation by the locals. These canoes are also used to sail...
Bwana_Brown Says: There were some nice beaches along the shores to the east of Wewak Point, including the one where the Windjammer Hotel was located. Also, to the west of town at Cape Wom was another great beach. I saw some nice sized swells coming in during a few of my walks along these...
Inside Wewak Diesel Power Station
Bwana_Brown Says: Because Wewak, along with Madang, was one of the biggest towns along the north coast of Papua New Guinea, it had one of the larger diesel power stations in the country. As a result, I ended up making about 5 trips here for one reason or another and got to know the Manager of...
Bwana_Brown Says: On a much earlier trip, in September 1980, I was in Wewak following problems with the big new No. 4 machine. With it out of action, things were not going well for Elcom in Wewak! As a result, a smaller 540-kw Detroit Diesel machine with a Kato generator was shipped in as...
Now We Are In the Rain Forest!
Bwana_Brown Says: My final trip to Wewak was in May, 1982, since I was part of a small group changing to a single-engine aircraft there while on our way to Bainyik, a tiny community situated 70 km (45-miles) west and inland of the town. Bainyik is located by the Screw River, a tributary of...
Bwana_Brown Says: Located on the northwest coast of Papua New Guinea, Wewak required a fairly long flight from Port Moresby (just off the bottom centre of this map, along the same coast as Kerema) over the intervening 14,000+ foot central mountain ranges that divided the country. In addition...
Bwana_Brown Says: This map gives a good overview of Wewak and its location along the north coast of Papua New Guinea. The main part of the town is located on the peninsula at the left, including the Wewak Hotel were we usually stayed. The small bay to the left of this peninsula ends up not...
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Following the successful installation of a new generator in September, 1980 to alleviate rotating blackouts in Wewak, my team from Port Moresby had some time to...
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Wewak - Papua New Guinea's Remote Northern Shores!
Wewak is quite a pretty town, located along the palm tree-fringed coastline of East Sepik Province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. I managed to visit here about 5 or 6 times during my...
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