I noticed that one of the photos I intended to post for Cairns didn’t get posted. This is the pic that shows the tallest buildings in Cairns.

Our next port was Madang, Papua, New Guinea and such a lush island. These photos were taken as we approached the port. The Captain actually backed into the dock which was interesting. As we came in this band was playing and one of the dock hands in his orange vest was boogying down and it was quite comical. Many of the locals did line the shore and you could hear the kids shouting and dogs barking.

I made a mistake here and I should have booked a tour. Where we docked there was nothing to see and as it was Sunday not even stores were open not that I saw any stores I would want to see anyway. But the locals did line up their homemade crafts but alas no keychain for Rachael. As you can see the people of New Guinea are quite dark. Most of the South Pacific Islanders are quite fair. Can anyone tell me why?

The people were very friendly but primitive. They chew beetle nut and their entire mouths are orange. They have very bad teeth. It was muddy and some light rain was falling. After looking at their wares and, of course, no place for a beer , it was back to the ship.