At the top of a green hill, several houses on stilts stand on a field whose soil is red. All the houses are made of rough tree wood and the roof is made of sago leaves.

The refugees have a strong fighting spirit. Their plots of land are small, but they work hard to cultivate vegetables and other crops. I must admit, they are tough people who never give up.

Eduardus took me to his hometown in Kiunga. After changing public transportation twice, we walked under the scorching sun. Michael village is a slum area that is often flooded by swamp water.

The author wrote about New Caledonia, a French colonial archipelago located to the east of Vanuatu. The French flag that still flew there made the writer feel the same as John did: trapped and angry.

The trip across the Fly River was more dangerous than going along it. In this estuary area, the Fly River is like an ocean with violent waves.

The view of Doumori is indeed quite worthy of being called heavenly. Coconut trees line the banks of the river, with green grass that marks how fertile this land is.

PNG residents are also confused about why Indonesian traders are so enthusiastic about looking for fish maw. They never ask. For them, the important thing is they get a high price, up to 10 times higher.

Their boat carried two large drums of fuel, containing 200 liters each, plus five small jerry cans. In total they brought 500 liters of gasoline. This was needed to take their boat from Merauke to an area near Daru.