WAU: Bad roads, great people, awesome WWII Commemorations
Bad roads, great people, awesome WWII Commemorations Recently I travelled up to Wau for the World War II 75th Anniversary to commemorate the Battle of Wau, a significant battle in the history of WWII in Morobe and Papua New Guinea. In brief the Battle of Wau , 29–31 January 1943, was a battle in the New Guinea campaign of World War II. Forces of the Empire of Japan sailed from Rabaul and crossed the Solomon Sea and, despite Allied air attacks, successfully reached Lae , where they disembarked. Japanese troops then advanced overland on Wau , an Australian base that potentially threatened the Japanese positions at Salamaua and Lae. (Wikipedia) Road to Wau The last time I travelled up the Wau-Bulolo highway was a decade ago and I remember the road quite well up to only Bulolo. Wau was always a place I wanted to take a drive up to, but my younger brother and his inlaws always tell me the road is really bad. Glenn my younger brother and partner Glenda travel up ...