Adventure of Exploring a Wild River
From Daru to Kiunga city upstream of the Fly River, about 700 km away, there was a passenger ship operated by the OK Tedi mining company.
Mama Ruth (far left) with Agustinus Wibowo (center) on their way from Daru to Doumori Village, Papua New Guinea.
The border between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), at a glance, is in a straight line from north to south at 141° East Longitude. Around the center, there is prominent winding body of water seemingly pointing toward Indonesia. That is the meandering Fly River.
Previously, I tried to reach the Indonesia-PNG border from the southern coast of PNG Island. However, the farthest point that I managed to achieve was Tais village, still around 100 kilometers away from the border. After returning to Daru, I wanted to start another trip to really reach the border, namely by going on the Fly River.