Alotau
Street scenes in the centre of Alotau. A sleepy country town it is the capital of Milne Bay Province. The great news about Alotau is that security is not an issue and you can wander around town at ease. These photos are taken looking in three dire…
Milne Bay roadsides
Some views of the highway which runs East from Alotau. Like much of PNG however, the road doesn’t go very far and if you want to go to the next privince, you have to fly out. This road wan’t too bad, but to travel further east you needed the 4WD w…
Divinai School, Milne Bay
A primary school east of Alotau, on the road to East Cape, which is the easternmost point of the ‘mainland’ of PNG. Some of the students on the right; children have interrupted educations, they may be called out of school for years to help around …
Alotau: Hagita show
Alotau is at the Eastern end of Papua New Guinea, and we found it constantly wet. The Hagita Cultural show happens every two years, and wandering around it feels a bit like a PNG version of the Sydney Royal Easter Show, or the Brisbane Exhibition …