As we arrived we heard the sounds of the conch shell welcoming us to the village which was across this bridge. The kids were hidden in the bush and jumped out at us with spears as we came through the bush. We were greeted by the chief and lots of…

Back in our little bus, we drove a bit further inland to visit local primary school.  There are two classes and two teachers. The children were shy, but seemed excited to have visitors. They were waiting out the front for us as we arrived. The view from the playground looking…

This morning we arrived early at Alotau, the capital of Milne Bay Province. We had booked a day tour with Reef Tours and I can really recommend them. Shannaih and her family arrived to pick up up in the mini-buses and we were greeted like old friends. By the end of the day we…

We boarded Sun Princess at the White Bay terminal and as usual, it was quick and easy and we were onboard by 12 MD. The ship is much smaller than the other Princess ships we’ve been on so doesn’t take long to get around it all We had perfect weather…

Well, it’s that time of year again and this year we’re off for a nice, relaxing cruise to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands on the Sun Princess.  We have quite a few sea days on this cruise so lots of time for laying about in the sun. I’ve…