Monday, September 8th.
I fly to Goroka in the Highlands.
I do not have to collect citrus in this region, I'm going to do three days of sightseeing. On Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September at the site of the largest sing-sing in PNG, The Goroka Show.
I have two plans: A - a house near the ground where the sing-sing takes place, or B - a remote village in the mountains 20 km from Goroka. Obviously I chose Plan B, as I do not like cities. They are of the Sede family.
The village is south of Goroka. Their clan (they do not say tribe) is Musumawe (Moossoomawey) and they live the traditional way.
Tuesday, September 9th.
I go to Goroka to buy tickets for the show.
Tour of the craft market.
100 metres of bilum, pronounced 'beeloom', the traditional bag that everyone carries.
Also, a lot of bows, arrows, stone axes, ornaments, feathers, shells, skins and animal teeth, teeth of wild pigs and of dogs ...
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