I STILL HAVEN'T MADE IT TO NEW GUINEA, BUT I AM PROBABLY CLOSER THAN I HAVE BEEN... AND I WILL BE GETTING CLOSER STILL. On this hot, humid day I find myself in Cairns, far north Queensland, Australia. A totally different kind of Australia than I am used to, and not so far from the mysterious shores of Papua New Guinea. If you look at the Air Niugini website, you can see flights are cheaper than I was expecting. Less than AUS$150 for a one-way flight from Cairns to Port Moresby in October and later. However, I have proved myself wrong -- again!