Well there were eleven that decided that the rain that was falling when they rose this morning wouldn’t dampen the mood for a walk. And they were right. By the time, the meeting hour came by; the wind had blown the clouds asunder and left behind a pleasant cool Moresby morning for a stroll. And a stroll it was, and a very pleasant one at that. The drivers also got a bonus with some slippery mud in which to traverse which when the time came it caused the walking to be a greasy underfoot. Once we had parked the cars, we then sought out our guides who were buying enough buai for the duration of the walk and we then headed off straight into the strong breeze, past the school and off towards the tower. One of the local kids told me that the Government are going to build a school and a store underneath the tower.
After the tower we then checked out a couple of beach spots including the original location of the village and here we discovered that one of the walkers had taken a slight detour… When he caught back up with the group, he was followed by a large contingent of the local kids a la Pied Piper. This was okay as the senior guide was amongst them also.
From the original Village, we then trekked up the nearby hill to look at the World War 2 Gun emplacement, and nearby bunkers. And from here it was a stroll down the hill, along the muddy track and back to Boera. We checked out some of the locally made pottery and some purchases were made, and others decided to chat with the local kids as they were giving lessons in Motu.
And we all remained dry apart from some muddy boots. Good fun.
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