Surrendering to Fate
The trip across the Fly River was more dangerous than going along it. In this estuary area, the Fly River is like an ocean with violent waves.
A trip from Doumori to Lewada
I planned to go along the Fly River by boat belonging to local fishermen, moving from village to village, from Daru in the south of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to Kiunga in the upstream reaches of the river. In reality, this journey was much more difficult than I expected.At the first stop, Doumori, I realized that residents almost never went to any other village apart from Daru. Residents from other villages did not come to Doumori as well. After all, with the sediment and tsunami waves that hit every day, Doumori was increasingly isolated in its own world.
Nevertheless, Mama Ruth, my host, spoke as if nothing in life could trouble her.