MO goes Around the World

Papua New Guinea-March 10

Cruise ships began including Papua New Guinea in itineraries a few years ago. The options for excursions are limited. I think I found a good one.

We were greeted by a local tribe

Our guide was Ben. The tour emphasized the involvement of PNG in World War II. Included were four sights of significance to the Battle of Milne Bay and those who fought in it.

Japanese memorial near the beach on which the Japanese landed in PNG on 25 August 1942
The beach where the Japanese landed
Remnants of a weapon
Memorial to the Battle of Milne Bay
An illustrated history of the war and PNG
The third memorial site
A mass grave of Japanese who died in the Battle of Milne Bay

I am humbled by what I saw and learned in Alotau. The war memorials and people were the reason.

Marianne Harris

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