🇵🇬 Alotau Memorial: Where History Meets the Coral Sea

⏰ Time Warp Note • Same timezone as Sydney (UTC+10) but a world apart - no daylight savings here! • "That surreal moment when your phone auto-adjusts... but nothing else does" 📱 🚶‍♂️ The Pilgrimage From Cruise Terminal: 10-min coastal walk past fishing canoes 🛶 Guided option: Elderly locals share wartime stories for 5 kina 💬 "Follow the scent of frangipanis - the monument hides behind a mango grove" 🌸 ⚓ Why This Matters • WWII Relic: Honors Allied forces' 1942 Milne Bay victory 🎖️ • Hidden Detail: Bullet scars still visible on the stone base 🔍 • "Standing where Japanese zeros once buzzed like angry hornets" ✈️ #PNGhistory #PacificWarTrail #WalkThroughTime