Kim in the Red Carpet Club at SFO, proudly displaying the new passport we managed to get in 4 hours the day of our departure.
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Our upstairs digs for the long flight to Sydney.
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Sydney. Leg one of our journey.
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Our next stop was in Brisbane to visit Francois, Sue, Max, and Callum.
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Francois and Sue's back yard.
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Pigdin hotel cards from the 3rd stop on our journey, Port Moresby, PNG.
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Finally, boarding our 4th and final plane to take us to Kavieng, PNG.
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Now just a 45-minute boat ride to the island.
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Yes, orchids grow wild here. Even at the airport.
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Beach where we would meet the boat to take us to Lissenung.
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Kaveing Harbor in the distance. Several battles were fought over it in WWII. The color of the water simply defies description
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That's Nozaki, one of the dive guides, in the background and some local kids playing the water.
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Our first glimpse of Lissenung Island. It really is as small as it looks. 7 guest bungalows and you can walk the entire island in ~15 minutes.
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Our bungalow. Note the stylish mosquito netting.
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Gecko hanging out on our deck.
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Shrek, the resort parrot.
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Our first night the local villagers came for a "Sing Sing" and performed a series of native dances and songs for us.
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