Sydney is a beautiful Port, and welcomed us home to bagpipes playing in the distance at Dawn, as we sailed under the Harbour Bridge.

Very Poor location of PNG. Port was dirty, hot, uneven walkways, and not a very pleasant place to visit. Given a choice, I will stay on the ship if returning to this port.

Kiriwina is a very rustic island, with very friendly people, so eager to please and help you. The entire villages seemed to line the main street with their wares up to a village 20mins walk away. Upon returning to the beach, I found a local trader selling freshly caught and cooked Crayfish for $10 each. Kitava unfortunately was a no go as seas were too rough to do tendering to the shore.

Again Rabaul was a very old and buzzing port. All the local roads were badly damaged from heavy rains prior to us arriving and this caused many tours to be cancelled. This Island has much WW2 history and many travelers who came for this experience were happy with their adventures.

Took a local taxi from Main busy Rd, for 100 kina per hour $19 Australian. Drove out to Turtle beach, paid the locals $3 each for the right to swim on their beach, then enjoyed this beautiful setting with only two other couples around. On the drive back to town we stopped at a local roadside BBQ selling fish, Chicken, and local foods.

This is in my opinion, one of the best beaches of the world. Plenty of wide silky smooth sand, down to warm and inviting calm waters. Then sit under a palm tree and hop into a freshly cooked and prepared Crayfish or Mud Crab for around $20 each, along with fresh lime wedges. Locals had many stalls selling local cold beer, cooked foods, and locally made clothing and Artifacts. This is a destination to put on anyone's bucket list for sure!