Perfect weather provided for a special 3 day cruise to Kar Kar and Bagabag Islands for a private charter organised by 'Bertie Henwood' and her band of nine tennis friends aband known as the "Tsunami Group'.   Each yeat this group choose a different destination and this year they chose Madang Resort and the Kalibobo Spirit.

They arrived on June 11 for 6 days, but after they arrived, extended their stay an additional two days to see more of Madang and enjoy the fine facilities aboard the Kalibobo Spirit and the Madang Resort.

Their cruise visited the volcanic island if Kar Kar with a population of 70,000 people and Bagabag with a population of a mere 3,000.  Both Island are volcanic orgin, entirely difference and offer superb cultural activities in villages, excellent scuba diving, snorkelling, swimming with both black and white sand beaches.

The Tsunami Group visited Biabi Plantation where they inspected an excellent collection of silverware and paintings collected by the owner at his plantation house, they also visited the copra and cocoa sheds to learn more about coconuts and cocoa that provides the islands their main economy.  A visit to the 150 bed Gaubin Hospital run by tLutheran Health Services and Kurum Village whilst the crew went out in the Companies Game Boat and caught 4 large mackeral simultaenously on 4 lines!  At Bagabag they visited a community school, swam on white sand beaches, snorkel and dived in crystal clear waters off Christmas Bay and in the late afternoon went fishing.  The highlight of the cruise was when a large school of pod whales and hundreds of dolphins swam around the Kalibobo Spirit performing marvellous feats seemingly for the Tsunami Group.

Chigier Family Charter

Ben & Shelly Chigier chartered the Kalibobo Spirit in June and undertook a 7 day cruise to the Sepik, Boisa, Kar Kar & Bagabag.   Boisa was their favourite destination where they were entertained by the children at the small island school, and the children were then entertained by the Chigier's.  Diving at Boisa was superb.   The Chigier's wer so impressed with Boisa they decided to donate funds to cover outstanding school fees and provide solar lighting, school books which at the time of writing is in progress. albiet r ather slow.

Abela Family

Kylie and Angela along with their family of 11 have the Kalibobo Spirit currently chartered in East New Britain and New Ireland.  Their cruise will terminate in Kavieng on Sep 26 when they return to Australia and we ferry the Kalibobo Spirit to Madang.  Read about their travel on the Kalibobo Log on this website.

On Sep 29 the Kalibobo Spirit will depart Madang for Cairns, arriving on about Oct 4 for annual survey.  We expect the vessel to return to Madang in mid-October.

  For more d etails of cruises that can be done aboard the Kalibobo Spirit email us on info@mtspng.com

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