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Welcome to the Zegrahm Expeditions resources page! Here you will find inspiration for your next adventure and information from your last adventure, produced by our field leaders, Seattle office staff, and contributing writers. From blog posts and field reports (daily recaps of a past expeditions with images) to photo galleries and videos, explore your world from our perspective.
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February 16, 2017
Field Report
Sunday, November 20, 2016 - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / Embark Caledonian Sky
Today, our Melanesia expedition began as three different groups came together in Papua New Guinea. Some had flown into Port Moresby the day before from home ports; some sailed from Indonesia; and a smaller group flew in from Mt. Hagen. The new arrivals met up with those from the pre-extension over lunch at the Airways Hotel, before an...
April 20, 2016
Blog Post
Shirley Campbell is a social anthropologist with a special interest in the indigenous peoples of Australia, Melanesia, and the Pacific. After growing up in California, she has widely traveled and experienced firsthand the ways in which communities form and develop distinct, yet interrelated cultures.
As I follow the latest electoral process in the...
March 24, 2016
Blog Post
Michael Moore is an expedition leader and naturalist who has earned a BS in biology and an MS degree in ecology, ethology, and evolution. He spent several years living in the highlands of New Guinea, working for conservation organizations and teaching field biology courses and the University of PNG. Today, he shares with us the history of the stunning birds of...
June 2, 2015
Blog Post
Shirley Campbell is a social anthropologist with a special interest in the indigenous peoples of Australia, Melanesia, and the Pacific. After growing up in California, she has widely traveled and experienced firsthand the ways in which communities form and develop distinct, yet interrelated cultures.
“The islands of love,” as they were known by...
May 10, 2013
Field Report
Monday, March 25, 2013 - En Route / Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: We all converged on the city of Port Moresby from distant reaches of the planet for the same reason: to embark on an expedition to experience the culture, wildlife, and landscapes of Melanesia. We gathered at the Airways Hotel, where we met our fellow adventurers at the welcome cocktail party, followed by dinner.
Tuesday, March 26 - Port Moresby / Embark Clipper Odyssey:...
On Location: Melanesia’s Colorful Islands Offer Exuberant Hospitality and Incredible Natural Wonders
May 6, 2008
Blog Post
Our visits this past week to Rano Island, Vanuatu, and Utupua and Santa Ana in the Solomon Islands were truly memorable, both for the incredible array of colorful sights, and for the warmth of our welcome by the villagers. Here are some brief excerpts from emails we’ve received from our staff on our Faces of Melanesia voyage:
...One thing that stands out—and everyone has commented about it—is just how amazing it is that each island is still so different. The dances...
October 19, 2007
Blog Post
The coconut palm—that elegant lanky symbol for tropical island paradise—is also one of the most fascinating trees on the planet. Its statistics honor the Cocos nucifera—literally monkey-face nut fruit—with superlatives: It has the largest leaf in the plant kingdom, the largest seed, the largest inflorescence (flower cluster), and is one of the oldest known flowering plants—fossils date it back to some 120 million years ago, to the Cretaceous period, or Age of Dinosaurs.
No one is...
March 19, 2005
Blog Post
To me the perfect icon for Oceania's tropical island people would be the common canoe, crafted from a single log and fitted with an outrigger for balance. This ubiquitous little boat typifies not only the craftsmanship of island people, but is a world-class example of environmental sustainability at its very best. The canoe of today, virtually identical to those described by Captain Cook, is still constructed of local natural materials and recycled when its journeys are finished. These boats...
