Blogs from Central, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

After having lived and worked in Port Moresby for 12 years, in May 2012 I finally signed up with a Cairns based company called Kokoda Track Experience to walk the Kokoda Track. The trek was for 7 and a half days and we started from Owers Corner, just outside Port Moresby to trek through to Kokoda. For those that are not aware, the Kokoda track is where the Australian forces , supported by local Papuans, referred to as "the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels", stopped and pushed back the Japanese forces who were advancing on Port Moresby, which would have given them the launching pad to attack Australia. The track is only about 100kms long, but is harsh, muddy, wet and very undulating. Thankfully we had local porters who carried our backpacks and gear, mine porter wore thongs ... read more

Hello my family in the USA! I'm not much of a blogger but it doesn't matter since we've not had internet almost the entire time we've been here. What a different world. You can have a conversation with anyone on the street. (maybe because I'm more like a tourist and they're hoping to sell me something) ;-) Gumine is a lot like the garden of Eden and I would just as quickly move there if my own life were in order. I would stay with my "wantok". (adopted family) There are really not a lot of words to describe the things I've seen and heard. I've learned quite a bit of Pidgin and can understand it readily yet cannot speak it much. Other than what I've written all I can say is WOW. I have photos, ... read more