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1298  The mountainous scenery of the island of

Yapen in the province Papua looks promising

when on 25.3.2018 our “KM Dobonsolo”

of the Pelni Line approaches it

1299  At the shore of the island of Yapen

a fisherman is heading to new fishing

grounds with his “catamaran”

1300  The sun is just setting when we call

at the port of Serui on the island of Yapen.

It is our 9th island in the 11th Indonesian

province of our current tour

1301  We docked at the port of Serui on the

island of Yapen. While we have to exercise

patience due to low tide until the ramp can

be lowered, Emil is chatting with the

responsible officer …..

1302  ….. about an hour later the ramp is lowered.

But there is a nasty surprise: Halfway down, it is

hauled up again. “Mission impossible!” – the water

level is still too low and the vessel cannot wait longer

for the high tide to come back. We'll have to

continue to the ship's final destination of Jayapura

and try our luck when returning

1303  On our “imposed Mini Cruise” from Serui

to Jayapura at the Papua New Guinea border the

passengers are mostly Papuans with their broad

noses and curly hair. For them, Liliana is always

a selfie subject (and vice versa)

1304  Our ferry “KM Dobonsolo” is berthing

for seven hours in the port of Jayapura. We are not

allowed to visit the city with its 200'000 people,

because we have no ticket to Jayapura

1305  Jayapura, lying at the semicircular

picturesque Yos Sudarso Bay, formerly

Humboldt Bay, offers a colorful sight

from the deck of our ferry

1306  The modern Swiss-Bel Hotel complex

sticks out as stark contrast to the peaceful

cityscape of Jayapura

1307  A Papuan mother with her child is gazing

from the deck of our “KM Dobonsolo” towards

the passing coastal strip near Jayapura

1308  Passengers enjoy the view to the calm blue

sea from the deck of our “KM Dobonsolo”

1309  A happy fellow traveler on

her way to new horizons

1310  The small fishing hamlet Kayo Pulau snuggles

at the head of an islet in the port of Jayapura

1311  A squid catcher on Jayapura’s northern coast

1312  With a speed of about 20 mph [32km]

(17¼ knots) we are heading for the second time

towards the mountainous island of Yapen. Do we

manage to unload our LandCruiser this time?

1313  A cemetery at a small forest clearing

along Yapen’s coast is the first sight on our

approach to Serui

1314  The small coastal strip at the foot of

a deeply forested hill provides barely space

for a few houses

1315  A glimpse from the deck of our “KM

Dobonsolo” towards the city center of Serui (ca.

30'000 people), the capital of the island of Yapen.

In the center the mosque “Agung Darussalam”

1316  3/26/2018, 4pm: View over the port of

Serui. New passengers are already flocking to

the ferry. The port exit for cars however is

still blocked by a ‘mobile’ container

1317  Lucky moment: The tide is right this

time to lower the ramp. Emil is disembarking our

LandCruiser from the ferry hull to the quay …..

1318  ….. where it is hardly recognizable

between the incredible crowd

1319  A police car paves our way for leaving

the port of Serui

1320  The golden white “Jemaat Ekklesia Serui”

of the Pentecostal church of Indonesia (Gereja

Pantekosta) is the jewel of Serui

1321  The Indonesian flag flutters at the port entry

of Serui. It's graphically identical with the one from

Monaco; only the ratio is different (id=2:3, mc=4:5)

1322  Monument of the evangelical Gospel

mission of Papua (GKI Gereja Kristen

Indonesia) in the city center of Serui

1323  Monument of Silas Papare, a Papuan

guerilla leader in 1945/46 from Netherlands

New Guinea at that time (= today Papua region,

formerly Irian Jaya)

1324  The Star of David shows that it must

be a Jewish monument. In the fight for

recognition the Papuans compare

themselves with Israel (see here)

1325  Serui’s market surprises with its big range of

vegetable, everything laid out neatly and attractively

1326  The lady vendor beams at us

behind her vegetable stall

1327  The mask vendor installed himself

between vegetable and fruit stalls

1328  The vendor adds some more pieces of

grated cabbage to his pyramids, topped with

some streaks of carrots

1329  “Look at my beautiful tomatoes”

1330  The vendor is preparing his

coconuts to be shredded

1331  Our LandCruiser is on a discovery tour

along the 20 miles [30km] long western coastal

road direction new airport “Stevanus Rumbewas”

1332  At a flat coastal strip near Ariepi

vegetables are planted at the edge of the forest.

The modest farmhouse is built of wood laths

1333  Intact nature: A biotope with crystal

clear water along the western coastal road

Splendid views over deep blue and turquoise shining bays. The viewpoints of the 20 miles [30km] long western island road

start about 2 miles [3km] west from the city center and continue approximately to mile 7 [km 11]

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1337  Photo stop on the narrow winding western

island roller coaster road through the forest

1338  A jewel of a bay, surrounded

by tropical rain forest

1339  The beach past Aromarea, halfway to the

airport, impresses by its nativeness and cleanliness

1340  The 1½mile [2km] long access to the

quaint fishing village of Sarawandori at Mioka Bay,

a settlement partly on stilts, forks after

5 miles [8km] from Serui

1341  Children of the village of Sarawandori

are eying us amazed

1342  Where the access road to Mioka Bay

ends: The modest fishermen’s houses on stilts

in the coastal hamlet of Sarawandori

1343  View from Sarawandori Beach over

Yapen's Mioka Bay to the Cendrawasih Bay

1344  Turning point for our LandCruiser

at the Sarawandori Beach

1345  The Sarwandori Beach – a beautiful place

to relax. On weekends it might get busy

The ever changing amazing views to the sparkling bays on the western coastal road entice us to take pictures again and again

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1349  View from the eastern coastal road

near the jetty of the village of Kabuena

1350  The shining red flowers of the New-Guinea

creeper (Mucuna bennettii) belong to the

rainforest plants

1351  The moth orchids of the genus

Phalaenopsis are always a pleasant surprise

1352  The jetty of the ASDP ferry “KMP

Masirei” to our next Papua island of Biak lies in

a quiet bay at Kabuena, a village around

4½ miles [7km] east of the main port of Serui

1353  The youngster on his palm tree stand

in Kabuena greets us with a lovely smile

1354  The mooring fishing boats at the

village of Kabuena spread a calm and

peaceful atmosphere

1355  At the departure port of our ferry

“KMP Masirei”, village women are selling drinks,

fruits, betelnuts and nondescript food

1356  Catering for fish lovers at the

ferry port of Kabuena

1357  Indefinable, but looking yummy.

Nonetheless we drop it

1358  Our ferry “KMP Masirei” (ASDP) at

the jetty of Kabuena. It will ship us during a

night ride to Biak, our second Papuan island

1359  Emil is maneuvering our LandCruiser

into the “KMP Masirei” where it will remain

the only vehicle to the island of Biak

1360  “Ticket Booth” for the crossing: Our

LandCruiser costs 500’000 rupees (USS$36).

Strangely the port wants to charge the same

amount for port fees (corruption!). With the

help of the captain (next to Emil) we can

reduce it to 200’000 rupees (US$14.50)

1361  The hull of “KMP Masirei” fills more and

more with passengers and their bulky belongings.

They make themselves comfortable on the

floor for the night

1362  On a stopover in Ureifaisei/Waropen on the

“mainland” of Papua, most passengers disembark

and only a few new ones come aboard giving us

some space to stretch out on the floor for the night

1363  The setting sun offers its unique spectacle

when our ferry leaves Ureifaisei/Waropen

on the “mainland” of Papua and heads

for the island of Biak

More websites from the "Borneo-Sulawesi-Moluccas-Papua" trip:

Part 1: Pictures from Sarawak-Kalimantan-North Sulawesi – Miri/Malaysia via Kuching and Balikpapan to North Sulawesi from August to October 2017

Part 2: Pictures from the second part of North Sulawesi – Tomohon and surroundings, Tangkoko NP in October 2017

Part 3: Pictures from the North Moluccas Part 1 – Ternate and Tidore in November/December 2017

Part 4: Pictures from the North Moluccas Part 2 – Halmahera in November/December 2017

Part 5: Pictures from West Papua Part 1 (Irian Jaya) – Sorong and westerly ‘Trans Papua Road’ in December 2017-February 2018

Part 6: Pictures from the Moluccas Part 1 (Central) – Seram in February 2018

Part 7: Pictures from the Moluccas Part 2 (Central) – Ambon in February/March 2018

Part 9: Pictures from Papua Part 2 – Biak in April 2018

Part 10: Pictures from West Papua Part 2 (Irian Jaya) – Manokwari and easterly ‘Trans Papua Road’ in April 2018

Part 11: Pictures from South Sulawesi-Kalimantan-Sarawak Part 2 – South Sulawesi via Kalimantan to Kuching and Miri/Malaysia from May to July 2018

More websites from Indonesia and Timor-Leste:

• Pictures and report from the first part of our Indonesian trip in Java and Sumatra from November to December 2006
• Pictures from the second part of our Indonesian trip in Bali from January to March 2007
• Pictures from the third part of our Indonesian trip in Lombok, Sumbawa and Flores in April 2007
• Pictures from the fourth part of our Indonesian trip in Sumba and West-Timor in May and June 2007
• Report and pictures from Timor-Leste (Oecussi and Mainland) in May 2007
• Pictures from the fifth part of our Indonesian trip in Southern Sulawesi before and after Toraja Land in June and July 2007
• Pictures from Tana Toraja (Toraja-Land) in South-Sulawesi in June and July 2007
• Pictures of the sixth part of our Indonesia trip in Kalimantan (Borneo) in July 2007
• Pictures and report from our 2010-Indonesian trip in North Sumatra from March to April 2010
• Pictures and report from our 2010-Indonesian trip in West Sumatra in May and June 2010
• Pictures and report from our 2010-Indonesian trip in Southern Sumatra in June 2010

More websites from East Malaysia und Brunei:

• Report from Brunei in September 2006
• Report from Sabah in October 2006
• Report from Sarawak, Part 1: Northeast (Miri) from June to August 2006
• Report from Sarawak, Part 2: South (Kuching) in November 2006
• Pictures from our Borneo trip through Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah and Kalimantan from August to November 2006
• 1st Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak/East Malaysia from 6/15/2006 - 8/26/2006 + 9/17/2007 - 9/24/2007
• 2nd Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser at the same place from 7/30/2012 - 10/4/2012
• 3rd Rejuvenation of our LandCruiser at the same place from 2/6/2017 - 5/3/2017 + 7/16/2018 -