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Sepik

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Sepik, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, N Papua New Guinea, rising near the border of Indonesia's Papua prov. and Papua New Guinea. It flows east through a large swampy basin to the Bismarck Sea. The river drains a vast mountainous region of central New Guinea and is navigable for small craft c.300 mi (480 km) upstream.


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They remind of comments heard in Sepik (2005) and in Jimi (2006), by older women suggesting to younger ones to wear female condoms when going out or on the road, 'in case they get raped'.
In old age Peter Davies returns to Angoram on the Sepik River, where he lived as a young man, and finds more than he expected.
Richard, Rajko and Mark, alongside their American team-mates Brad, Jason and Corey, live with the Sepik, a jungle tribe, and compete in the biggest canoe race of the year.
 
 
 
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