Interesting places in Madang:

Madang Resort		Madang Airport
Madang Market		Madang Golf Course
James Barnes Canning Factory		Madang Provincial Administration Offices
Coastwatchers Memorial Lighthouse		Madang Country Club
Jant Timber Factory		Madang Lodge
Sir Donald Cleland Park

Madang (old German name: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen) is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germans in the 19th century. The town is said to be one of the prettiest towns in the South Pacific.

Location is derived from the great work of WikiMapia

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Flying Foxes Resting
Made by kahunapulej
These flying foxes are fruit-eating bats with a wingspan of over one meter. They roost in trees and caves, and are common in Papua New Guinea. Some places, like Madang, have large concentrations of these flying mammals. They get pretty noisy with their squeaks while roosting. At night, when they fly around, their big wings make a definite flapping sound. These were photographed in Madang, but I have seen them attempting to eat my bananas in Ukarumpa, too. (I would have had a good picture of one caught in the act if my digital camera could have reacted in 0.1 seconds instead of 4 seconds.)


P2-MAF
Made by orchardrise
Whilst in PNG I had the unexpected honor of spending a day out with Mission Aviation Fellowship, flying from Mount Hagen out over the northern plains Sepik and Ramu river country, down to Madang, and a range of stops in between. Six hours in the air, 7 take off and landings, and all under the excellent skills of pilot Michael Davis. It was a delight to serve MAF with the camera. I'll post a few shots here, but the bulk are going back to MAF for their promotional use. Special thanks Patrick and Michael.


Pidgin, Papua New Guinea's Lingua Franca
Made by peace-on-earth.org
Directly translated into: You No Can Come Inside. Tok Pisin is largely spoken in Papua New Guinea as a lingua franca. It developed as an English-based creole with influences from local languages and to a smaller extent German or Unserdeutsch and Portuguese. Tok Pisin originated as a pidgin in the 19th century, hence the name 'Tok Pisin' from 'Talk Pidgin', but has now evolved into a modern language. [wikipedia.org]


Baby flying foxes hold on tight
Made by kahunapulej
Spectacled flying fox pteropus conspicillatus, a large fruit-eating bat with a wing span of over 4 feet. This mother flying fox has a baby clinging to its belly. Maybe if I had a better camera and lens, I could have taken a more clear picture of the baby as it zoomed past me in the sky. Maybe.


Bat with baby bat
Made by kahunapulej
Spectacled flying fox pteropus conspicillatus, a large fruit-eating bat with a wing span of over 4 feet. I'm told they taste good. This mama bat has a baby bat clinging to her belly. It is kind of hard to see, because it is kind of hard to get the bats to pose for you.


mad_0010
Made by dariusexx
This is part of Jant's Lay Down Area. (a place where equipment lay down to die.) Jant are a Japanese wood chip company that have been in Madang for over 20 years. They imported directly from Komatsu factory and just paid us a royality.


Flying fox face
Made by kahunapulej
Spectacled flying fox pteropus conspicillatus, a large fruit-eating bat with a wing span of over 4 feet. I'm told they taste good. They also can carry some nasty diseases, so cook them well if you try it.


Flying Foxes Roosting
Made by kahunapulej
Flying foxes are huge (about 4 foot wingspan) fruit-eating bats that are common in Papua New Guinea. They hang upside-down, roosting in trees and caves. They are obviously thriving in Madang, Papua New Guinea.


Madang Province Coast
Made by kahunapulej
This is a view from the shore line at Jais Aben resort, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Under that water are some really interesting coral and fish. Maybe next time I'm there I can photograph more of them.


Pteropus Conspicillatus
Made by kahunapulej
Spectacled flying fox pteropus conspicillatus, a large fruit-eating bat with a wing span of over 4 feet. This mother bat has a baby bat clinging to its belly.


Pastoral Cabbages
Made by kahunapulej
Pastor Osoi helps support his family by growing cabbages in the highlands then going down to Madang (where it is too hot to grow cabbage) and selling them.


Flying fox wingspan
Made by kahunapulej
Spectacled flying fox pteropus conspicillatus, a large fruit-eating bat with a wing span of over 4 feet. I'm told they taste good.


Top Up Here
Made by kahunapulej
Individual vendor in the Madang Town Market selling Digicel mobile telephone pre-paid telephone top-up cards along with hand-made jewelry


Madang Lighthouse
Made by kahunapulej
Madang lighthouse. The concrete strips on the ground form the outline of a cross, with the lighthouse in the centre.


Vegetable Market Video Games
Made by kahunapulej
What else would you do between sales of garden-fresh produce? Taken at the main market in Madang, Papua New Guinea


Road Washed Out
Made by kahunapulej
When the river relocates the edge of the road past the middle, you must choose carefully which side to drive on.


Scarlet Lorikeet
Made by kahunapulej
Bird on a doorstep. Normally, the lorikeets like the treetops, especially the tops of flowering trees.


DSCN0558
Made by BoxElephant
Digicel's prepaid phones are taking PNG by storm. Never thought I would see cellphones in Madang!


Patriotic Colors
Made by kahunapulej
This boy is dressed in the national colours of Papua New Guinea for Independence Day celebrations.


Hotels of the World (9-1)
Made by peace-on-earth.org
Comfort Inn Coastwatchers, Madang, Madang, Papua New Guinea Door sign written in Pidgin 08/2008