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| Palm Cove near Cairns |
We left Cairns Thursday morning (of last week) with sunny and warm weather. To fly over the reef was fantastic and after about an hour we arrived in hot and humid Port Moresby, the capitol of PNG. We cleared immigration without any problems, were, however, short one carry-on bag, which we had checked in. So, I filled in my first PNG form and hoped the bag will show up again.
After a short stroll to the domestic terminal and an useless security check we checked our bags in again and waited for the flight to Mt Hagen, where MAF-PNG headquarters are. However, the flight was first postponed by an hour and eventually cancelled. So, we spend our first night in PNG in a hotel room – and had a delicious dinner and superb breakfast paid for by Air Niugini.
On Friday morning we went back to the airport at 7am and despite the early hour people were queuing already. Therefore, I decided to check on my lost baggage and, lo and behold, it had appeared over night. Apparently, somebody had thought it was his, had taken it, and had brought it back.
This time the plane departed as planned, and another hour later we were welcomed in Mt Hagen by several MAF staff – including some we knew from Prairie. After all those years spent in preparation it was good to see that we were expected with delight.
Our new home is in Mt Hagen itself, approx 15 minutes drive from the airport. We presently live on a compound together with other MAF families and national staff. Our house is huge, surrounded by a garden with tropical flowers and trees. And even though, after living in a small apartment for almost two month, we have to adapt to the vast rooms, it’s nice to have some space again.
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| Our new home |
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| View from the porch |
After a few days of introduction and administrative stuff, we started on our two-week Tok Pidgin crash course. Details to follow.
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