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Number of days of toil and sweat it took me to cover the final 100 miles to<br />Port Moresby: 12“Present fears are less than horrible imaginings? - William Shakespeare<br /><br />“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome? - Samuel Johnson
The Long Struggle to Port Moresby- The surprises of Papua New Guinea
Rob Lilwall2007-12-01 15:13:45
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Current Location: Port Moresby (Capital City of Papua New Guinea... voted inthe Economist 2005 as the worst city in the whole world to come on abusiness trip!)
Number of days of toil and sweat it took me to cover the final 100 miles to
Port Moresby: 12"Present fears are less than horrible imaginings? - William Shakespeare
"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome? - Samuel Johnson
"Expect the unexpected... I mean it?. This was probably the best possible advice I could have been given prior to crossing Papua New Guinea (PNG) with my bicycle - from its Indonesian border in the north west to the capital city in the south east. I thought this trip would take me 3-4 weeks... it has ended up taking over 7. Other emails I received in my approach to this little known frontier land included:
"I should warn you that travel in PNG can be quite dangerous - I have been held at gunpoint and robbed 16 times, and have been caught in crossfire from warring tribes using M16s and the like... I dn't mean to be negative but I'm sure you would want to make informed decisions on where you travel.?"To quote the chap from "The Castle?: "He's dreaming!? There is not a hope of him cycling the Kokoda. The thing is vertical for 90% the rest is in a bog with far too many tree roots in the way... I reckon he is mad and would suggest him to take his bike to Oz and have done with it...?"he is ******* mad. ... but then again mad dogs and Englishmen (where is he from?). please pass on my best regards if you see him before he heads off and attempts this and maybe take the contact details of his family back home in
case he never arrives here in POM...?"I worked in the 'security' business over there..... and it is the wild west, with no back-up. "
Needless to say, this well intended advice made me feel rather daunted and hesitant, so as I entered PNG I had to
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See photographs from:
Papua New Guinea Gallery
