Nusalik Island

Today we checked out after breakfast, geared up our luggage to the boat and took off.
We drove to another island where also Lio initially had requested a guest house. Turned out that the guest house was closed and heavily run down. We stopped there and went to a lagoon that was within the little island. The vibe was pretty chill. We crossed the island by foot which took roughly an hour. On the way, the guys showed us some nice huts, communities and schools. It was still pretty small and apparently most people were related to another. According to the guys, a common pitfall in these regions is if you make your neighbor pregnant because then your parents want you to marry that girl. Also, on that island was apparently living an expat family from the US.
After the hike we got picked up by the banana boat on the other side of the island. From there we drove another 3 hours back to Kavieng, the first hour we had already completed by getting to the island. During these 3 hours suddenly the weather turned mad. At first just a little bit of wind and waves, suddenly it was raining like there is no tomorrow. We obviously didn’t have any kind of roof on that banana boat so we just got completely soaked. And this kept going for 1-2 hours.
When the rain stopped we were just about to arrive in Nusa Island resort. We arrived there completely wet. Nusa Island is an island just in front of Kavieng. The resort is for PNG standards super luxurious, you have proper toilets and showers which is crazy. After being in the wilderness for a while we were super happy to arrive at that place. Also, for the first time we had seen some white people again: an Aussie guy with his British girlfriend.
We checked in and had lunch, a burger and nice fruits. We hung out in the bungalow and surroundings for a little while. Etto and Lio went snorkeling in the afternoon, just in front of this island there is a plane wreck just 10m away from the shore. They didn’t find it though.
In the evening the hotel made a really nice buffet. It was the first proper food we have had in awhile.
Nusa Island Resort was super chill. You had a luxurious bungalow, a hammock just in front, it was directly next to the ocean and on a tiny island with a jungle. Quite awesome, so we mostly listened to music and just chilled. As there was at least sometimes Wifi, we could also connect to the outside world again.Read more