I had left a lot of my stuff in Wamena, including my antihistimines as I wasn't
expecting to need them. Boy I was wrong. My allergies were kicking in full
force and I didn't bring enough tissues to deal with the river coming from my
nose. It was a very unpleasant part of the 3 days. When I was moving it wasnt
bad but sitting still for any length and it got unbearable. (Not conducive to
Penius' trekking style). Presumably it is adrenaline that is responsible for
the suppression of the allergic response.
After Penius cooked dinner and we ate, we headed to bed.
The next morning, I had tea and biscuits, and we headed off fairly early to ensure I would catch my afternoon flight.
We walked at some length along a path. For some time 3 teenage boys followed us. We would let them pass, but then they'd stop only to follow us again. Clearly they were intentionally following us. Penius picked up on this and told them to go ahead of us. He said they were up to no good. Penius showed me what a local grave was like. The hillsides are quite rocky
The next morning, I had tea and biscuits, and we headed off fairly early to ensure I would catch my afternoon flight.
We walked at some length along a path. For some time 3 teenage boys followed us. We would let them pass, but then they'd stop only to follow us again. Clearly they were intentionally following us. Penius picked up on this and told them to go ahead of us. He said they were up to no good. Penius showed me what a local grave was like. The hillsides are quite rocky
and they
have put the bodies inside rocky sides of hills partially protected, but
nonetheless exposed. Ralf Kreuze
(to be
continued)
