Join me for a drive up the Markham Valley of Morobe on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
Driving towards Erap from Nadzab. Past Erap, a large chunk of the land has been taken up by Markham Farming Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of the giant New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL), to grow oil palm.Roadside scenery towards Leron Bridge.Leron Plains.Woman with a wheelbarrow of firewood at roadside.Mampin Village, Umi-Atzera.Mutzing Government Station.Markham Valley Secondary School (left). Umi Market.Between Umi and Watarais. Watarais Junction is the crossroads of Morobe Madang and Eastern Highlands provinces.After a busy Sunday meeting with Markham Valley oil palm farmers, and visiting their gardens, food time at Mampin Village along the Highlands Highway. All the food is cooked in coconut cream in claypots, giving it a unique flavor.At Erap on our way back to Lae.
