The still active Mt. Tavurvur laid waste to most of Rabaul, its former capital, covering it in a thick blanket of ash.  The story goes that the eruption so choked the bay with pumice that a grasshopper could have hopped its way from Rabaul across the bay all the way to Kokopo.  Seeing Rabaul is like walking into an apocalyptic scene – roads and buildings buried with walls and the remnants of roofs poking out of the gray ash which makes for otherworldly experiences with dramatic views unfolding every which way you look.  Further north on the tip of the island of New Ireland lies Kavieng, the capital of the province.  Kavieng is the jumping-off point to the islands of Nusa and Nago, lushly blanketed and fringed by powder-soft glittering strands of sand.  This Composition juxtaposes the fury of a Tavurvur eruption against tranquil tropical scenes of the islands of New Ireland and New Britain.

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