Christmas Day in Goroka was an awesome experience for my daughter and I.
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| My Japanese mate Russell Deka Harada, a longtime resident of Goroka who speaks fluent Tok Pisin, dropped by for a visit. |
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| We took a short walk next door to join the St Andrew's Lutheran Church congregation for Christmas Service. |
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| Catching up with a good friend, Joe Kaupa, the faithful church usher at St John's Lutheran Church at West Goroka for the last 32 years. He was a good friend of my missus and me when we were here in Goroka. A good time too on this Christmas Sunday which is the last for 2016. |
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| It was an unexpected honor and privilege to be asked by Pastor Grahamme Baital to address the St John's Lutheran Church congregation at West Goroka today. I told them of my relationship with the church going back to 1975 as a child, and later from 1998-2002 when I was here with my wife... |
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| Church usher Joe Kaupa was a good friend of my wife and I...today he met our daughter... |
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| After church, we drove up to Mt Kiss overlooking Goroka, taking in panoramic views of the town and valley. |
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| Goroka panorama. |
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| Next stop was North Goroka where we had mumu corn, sweet bananas and barbecued lamb heart for Christmas lunch... |
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| Goroka Water Supply at North Goroka. |
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| The saddest thing for me in Goroka is to see the sentinel-like pine trees at Peace Park forever gone...so many precious memories... |
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| Memories of public phones and sending and receiving letters and Christmas cards. |
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| The admirable thing about Goroka is that its Public Library still stands...from the 1970s... |
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| Lazy Christmas arvo waiting for pizza. The weather is cool and lovely as always...for the December rain to fall would be excellent... |
More pictures to come...
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