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1439  4/12/2018: Our ferry “KMP Kasuari

Pasifik IV” approaches Manokwari in the

West Papua Province on the eastern part of

the Bird’s Head Peninsula. In the background

the Arfak Mountains (9'695 ft. [2'955m])

1440  View from the ferry deck to

the big Aston Hotel complex and

the parliament of Manokwari City

on top of the hill

1441  Not for our budget, but visiting

is free: Emil in front of the swimming

pool of the Aston Hotel, the most

expensive accommodation in town

1442  The yellow ship lift (ro-ro ramp)

for leveling the tide marks the landing place

of the port of Manokwari. Almost all ASDP

ferry landings have this mechanism

1443  Watched by officers and crew

members our Landcruiser is leaving the

hull of “KMP Kasuari Pasifik IV” where

it spent 13½ hours (= 150 miles [240km]).

It was its 313. sea journey since begin

of our journey on 10/16/1984

1444  Emil “squeezes” our LandCruiser

past passengers with bulky baggage,

vehicles collecting freight and food

stalls out of the port. Sometimes

it works just by a whisker!

1445  View from the “Table Mountain”

(Gunung Meja) over Sawaisu Bay with the

front of modest stilt houses in the central

district of Sanggeng. Manokwari (metro)

is home to about 300’000 people …..

1446  ….. this narrow city alleyway

leads directly down to Wosi Bay

1447  The At-Taqwa mosque with its dome

watches over Wosi Bay (Manokwari).

In Christian dominated Manokwari

mosques are in the minority (West

Papua: Christians ~61%, Muslim ~38%)

1448  It is lunchtime and not anymore

busy. Despite of it the lady vendor behind

her stall with piled up lychees is hoping

for customers

1449  This almost toothless guy

at the Manokwari market insist to

have his picture taken, yet not

asking for money

1450  The lady vendor has a good reason

to laugh. Her betel nuts are going to be

sold as good as certain. Mixed with a

green mustard stick and crushed coral lime

they generate a mild stimulant –

similar to the qat leaves in Yemen

1451  A mobile street vendor. They are a

common sight in Indonesia. Often small

dishes are fried on the spot – spicy,

sweet and tasteful (pedas nanis gurih)

1452  In the middle of Manokwari

town there still are these private filling

stations that serve mainly motorbikes

1453  Motorbike owners who need less:

One of the many selling points of fuel

in plastic bottles along a city street

1454  In front of their home grandma

and grandchild are listening to the Sunday

mass transmitted by loudspeaker

to the outside

1455  Peaceful life in a suburban

quarter of Manokwari City. Here

children can be still children

and even can play on the street

1456  Nowadays in all of Papua are only

very few tribes that live the way their

ancestral did. The Hawaii Bakery in

Manokwari City shows statues of two clans

people in their traditional outfit. Liliana

seems to be comfortable in their midst

1457  The lovely “Elim-Koawi Church” in

Manokwari with the monument of the first

missionaries, who landed on the offshore

Island of Mansinam (see #1463) on

February 5th, 1855. This event is celebrated

each year across the region …..

1458  ….. the roofed memorial of the

first German missionaries C.W. Ottow

and G.G. Geissler, with wooden pillars

painted with Papuan motifs and graves …..

1459  ….. and the mural painting of the

sailing boat in which the missionaries

arrived, as well as their phrase "In the

name of our God we are stepping on

this land" and the Bible with the

reference to "Ephesians 5:8

1460  The lovely monument in Papuan

style is located ¾ miles [1.2km] southwest

of the port along Pasir Putih road behind of

the “Elim Church” and is dedicated to the

first missionaries Ottow and Geissler

1461  Sunday service at the Ebenhaezer

Church in Fanindi, Manokwari: The many

parked motorbikes in front of the “Evangelical

Christian Church of Irian Jaya” are testimony

of the religious devoutness of the people

1462  A fine carved and brightly

painted canoe in Papuan stile adorns

the sign of Manokwari’s “Evangelical

Christian Church of Irian Jaya”

1463  The 97 ft. [29½m] high Christ statue

that rises above the treetops of Mansinam

Island marks the place where the first

missionaries Ottow and Geissler landed on

5.2.1855 in the West Papua Province …..

1464  …. close-up of the Christ statue.

It has been built to commemorate the

history of Christianity in the West Papua

and Papua Provinces (former Irian Jaya)

and resembles the Christ statue of Rio de

Janeiro/Brazil (height 125 ft. [38m]) …..

1465  ….. the lush green western

side of Mansinam Island. Around

800 people live on the island. It is

located about 3¾ miles [6km] southwest

from the center of Manokwari and can be

reached by speed boat in 10-15 minutes

1466  The afternoon mood bathes the

stilt house settlement east of Hotel

Mansinam in a lovely light, 3¾ miles

[6km] southwest of Manokwari City),

near the Mansinam Island jetty

1467  The lovely relief at the Mansinam

Hotel shows a couple of the Papuan “Dani”

tribe in their natural environment, although

they are located actually in the Baliem

Valley in the highlands of Papua

1468  Traditional Papuan tribal art adorns on

both sides the portal of the police headquarters

(Polda) of West Papua in Maripi, 12 mi.[20km]

southwest of Manokwari City: Topic: Warriors

in war paint rowing a traditional canoe

1469  View from the Aston Hotel in

Manokwari towards the South. On the right

hand side lies the Arfak Mountain ridge

1470  The lovely setting in lush green and

the three crosses are the particularities of

this GBI Church Center (Gereja Bethel

Indonesia) in Manokwari-Salju

1471  A remembrance picture on our

way to the “Gunung Meja National Park”

(Table Mountain Park) east

of Manokwari City

1472  Not a soul: East of Manokwari City

we are surprised by a long deserted sandy

beach at the Pacific Ocean

1473  A Papuan boy with typical frizzy hair

and broad nose smiles into our camera

1474  The beach at Pasir Putih – 6 miles

[10km] east of Manokwari City – is a popular

place to chill out with family and friends

1475  On our way on the “Trans Papua

Highway” towards Ransiki and Anggi

Lakes: A heavily forested ridge of

the Arfak Mountains reflects in a

calm jungle river …..

1476  ….. on which shore carpets

of lilac water flowers are growing,

presumably “creeping foxgloves”

(Asystasia gangetica)

1477  A mountain creek coming from the

Arfak Mountains is rushing through

tropical vegetation down into the valley.

A woman takes advantage of the

clear river water to do her laundry

1478  Mist covers the upper slopes of the

tropical Arfak Mountain range in the

Manokwari regency. It is a popular hiking,

trekking and bird watching destination

1479  The dry pink flower is growing

straight as a pole skywards. It feels

like a strawflower and belongs to the

genus of knapweeds (Centaurea)

1480  The “Trans Papua Highway”, which

between Manokwari and Ransiki is completed

(and a bit further southwards), is snaking along

the coast through beautiful tropical forest

1481  A (still) untouched coast as far as

the eye can reach: View from the road

on our way to Ransiki over the

Cenderawasih Bay

1482  The pretty little village church

of Wedoni – 30 miles [50km] north

of Ransiki – embedded into

tropical vegetation

1483  Natural beauty: A blooming

flower carpet of “creeping foxgloves”

(Asystasia gangetica) in its exuberant

growth along the coast to Ransiki

1484  The water is channeling its own way

through the wide sandy river bed – near

Oransbari, 20 miles [30km] before Ransiki

1485  Two girls are washing their

motorbikes. One of them takes the

opportunity to take a refreshing bath

1486  A mountain torrent shrouded in mist

from the Arfak Mountais rushes through lush

vegetation downstream into the valley

On the “Trans Papua Highway” Manokwari-Sorong. The huge project that is currently under construction will lead in a few years in

2'690 miles [4'330km] from Sorong to Jayapura and Merauke at the Papua New Guinea border. Either we were obviously too early

in the region, or the task is delayed, although the plans say that the road net will be connected by the end of 2019.

However connected doesn't mean here that it can already been used

1487  We tackle our failed “Trans Papua

Highway” project Sorong-Manokwari in

reverse direction: From Manokwari

towards west it starts with an excellent

new tarmac road .....

1488  ….. along the road we cross

many bridges over rivers which are

meandering through the tropical

vegetation towards the valley …..

1489  ….. new settlements come in sight,

some are already inhabited, some not yet

On the “Trans Papua Highway” Manokwari-Sorong:

1490  An especially lovely cloud picture in

the rain forest that keeps our spirits high

1491  A special highlight: Our Land-

Cruiser enters a jungle region where the

overgrowth produces bizarre formations

1492  Eventually the Pacific reappears

briefly: Picture from Gunung Doa near

Mubrani – 80 mi.[130km] west of Manokwari

Onwards on the “Trans Papua Highway” Manokwari-Sorong:

1493  The view into the depth of the

virgin rainforest from 2'115 ft. [645m]

altitude, 27 miles [43km] short of the

village of Kebar, is impressive …..

1494  ….. only the yellow of a blooming

bush interrupts the endless green …..

1495  ….. which is dominating the rainforest

in all shades. The background at the right

hand side shows where the new “Trans

Papua Highway” will run

On the “Trans Papua Highway” Manokwari-Sorong resp. Sorong-Manokwari: Because rain starts reaching the Kebir Valley, everything gets

shrouded in fog and because the road deteriorates visibly, we make a U-turn and drive back to Manokwari. Out of the total 370 miles [600km]

long stretch through the Bird's Head Peninsula we managed to drive 155 miles [250km] on the Sorong side and now 90 miles [150km] from

Manokwari. The first westerly half of the missing 125 miles [200km] in the middle is a very bad muddy construction site that is only passable by

4x4 after some days of a dry spell; the eastern half through the Kebir Valley until our turning point however is said to be for any kind of weather

1496  Fog is raising from the plain

engulfing the first tree

1497  Emil relaxes with a well-deserved

Bintang Beer after a 2 mi. [3km] long, steep

and stony ascent in 4-wheel drive. There is

a heavenly peace. Only melodious twittering

of birds interrupts the silence

1498  Here is our turning point of the

“Trans Papua Highway” Manokwari-Sorong.

The last turning point was on the Petik

Bintang Pass when we tried to drive from

Sorong to Manokwari

Return journey from our turnaround point of the “Trans Papua Highway” to Manokwari:

1499  The roofs of the new settlements

along the “Trans Papua Highway” are covered

with jazzy blue corrugated iron. A fashion

trend or the only color available? Obviously

settlers are lured into the new accessible areas

1500  Our LandCruiser is obviously likewise

in line with the trend: Its blue is matching

perfectly the iron roofs of another new

settlement along the “Trans Papua Highway”

1501  Part of the “Trans Papua Highway”

in the eastern Bird's Head Peninsula –

today's West Papua Province – which

meanders through lush vegetation

1502  5/2/2018: It is 3am when the brightly

illuminated “KM Ciremai” that will bring us

via Sorong and Bau-Bau to Makassar in

Sulawesi finally arrives at the port of

Manokwari with 6 hours delay

1503  The delay brought also the low tide.

Hence the ramp cannot be lowered. We

are rushed to drive our LandCruiser into

a container that will be lifted by the ship's

own crane to the deck. Emil is removing

our spare tires from the roof …..

1504  ….. it is done! Our LandCruiser

is caged in its 30th box and ready to be

lifted onto the deck of “KM Ciremai”

1505  On our sea journey from Manokwari

in West Papua to Makassar in Sulawesi we

call after 12½h and 235 miles [378km] at

the port of Sorong. It is our first stopover

1506  A wooden boat in antique building

style in the calm waters around Sorong. It

carries tourists on board that are sailing to

the diving islands of Rajat Ampat

1507  View from the ship to the 53 ft.[16m]

tall Christ statue made of copper, 44 miles

[70km] west of Sorong, which blesses the

arrivals at the entrance to the land of Papua

1508  The port “Terminal Penumpang

Kapal Laut” of Sorong at our first

stopover with “KM Ciremai” from

Manokwari to Makassar .....

1509  ….. boarding passengers push

with bag and baggage towards the

gangway. All hope to be able to

snatch a good sleeping spot

1510  It is 5.35pm and the sun is setting

in a flaming red, when our ferry leaves

Sorong and sets out to its next destination

Bau-Bau in Southeast Sulawesi –

36 hours = 725 miles [1'168km] away

Life on deck of our “KM Ciremai”:

1511  Mother and child are

enjoying the fresh sea air

1512  People are passing their time with

chatting, sleeping, walking up and down,

watching fellow passengers or simply

gazing out to the calm sea. Because there

is always coverage on the vessel, the cell

phones are continuously in use

1513  The little boy on his mother’s

lap has discovered something

interesting

1514  The dormitories with the soft

mattresses are the most desired places on

the “KM Ciremai”: First come, first served

1515  At prayer time shoes pile up

in front of the prayer room for

Muslims on “KM Ciremai”

1516  It is our LandCruiser that is

traveling with us in the somehow

dilapidated container on the right

1517  Morning at six the world is still in

order: Light beams of the rising sun reflect

in the mirror like waters near the city of

Bau-Bau on the island of Buton in

Southeast Sulawesi

1518  The terminal Murhum of Bau-Bau

on Buton island in Southeast Sulawesi shows

city character. We are on our way back to

“civilization”. The pretty landing points of

the small islands belong to the past

1519  View from deck of our “KM Ciremai”:

Morning mist sails over the roofs of

Bau-Bau in the early morning hours. On

the right hand side behind the containers

is the “Sulaiman Al Munawarah Mosque”

1520  Bau-Bau grants us a glimpse to the

impressive “Sisi Lain Islamic Center” when

our ferry leaves Buton island along its coast

for Makassar in South Sulawesi

1521  “Hopefully the container with its

broken floor makes a safe landing!” This is

our greatest concern when on May 4, 2018,

9pm, it's getting lowered from deck of

“KM Ciremai” in Makassar/South Sulawesi

1522  Watched by the agent of the

Pelni Shipping Line and bystanders, Emil

is unlashing our LandCruiser – a very

familiar job by now. We are definitively

back in the “civilization”

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

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

Part 2: Pictures from North Sulawesi Part 2 – 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 8: Pictures from Papua Part 1 – Yapen in March 2018

Part 9: Pictures from Papua Part 2 – Biak 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 -