Fiona Harper's Fabulous 19-Day Expedition Cruise To Spice Islands West Papua

Team member Fiona Harper was invited on board Coral Geographer, an expedition ship that carries only about 120 passengers for its journeys from Darwin into some of the most remote locations in the east Indonesian archipelago. Fiona visited the Spice Islands and West Papua and apart from the pristine waters, coral and fish in the region, Fiona particularly enjoyed visiting villages along the way and engaging with the indigenous communities for whom a visiting ship is a rarity. But they were as interested in taking selfies of the visitors as the visitors were taking photos of them. The passengers did their bit for these villagers taking school books and equipment as well as a rugby ball which was a big hit with the children. Fiona spoke to Graeme Kemlo earlier. More information coralexpeditions.com Photo by Fiona Harper, who explains: "We went ashore at Kwatisore village in Cenderwasih Bay, in Central Papua, Indonesia. The locals put on a wonderful cultural performance of music and dance, where this colourful gentleman played in the band."