An Australian volunteer who was doing whatever volunteers do in PNG.
I was there for 2 years until Dec 2005 .. I hope I made the most of it.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Telegram

Crossed over border Tuesday [stop] Having fantasic time [stop] Stayed in Jayapura two nights [stop] Little Asia in New Guinea [stop] Traffic, traffic, cars, bikes and smog [stop] Dogdy hovel hotel with rats first night [stop] Second night upgrade to suite [stop] Got barber shave with cutthroat [stop] Neck in one piece still [stop] Cheap feeds of Nasi Goreng from street [stop] Won't starve [stop] Left town [stop] Now in tropical island paradise of Biak [stop] One degree south of Equator [stop] Accomodation costs Au$12 a night [stop] Room overhangs ocean [stop] Perfect [stop] Bintang beer galore [stop] Snorkel and beach tomorrow [stop] Life's good [stop]