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My first visit to Papua New Guinea, and I had a really great time! Here’s the video I posted at the time of my boat and snorkeling and juggling trip, and below are loads of photos.

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The volcanos that loom over the town.

An old boat covered in a meter of ash.

I hired a boat for a few hours, to see the harbor and the volcanos up close. John is driving, and in the background is the QM2.

Rudolph, the other guide, and The Beehives, two rock formations in the center of the harbor.

A reverse view.

Me snorkeling.

Me snorkeling.

John and Rudolph.

John jumping.

Me jumping.

Leaving the Beehives.

A local man returning from a fishing trip, with a shark in the rear of his canoe.

At the hot springs.

John posing over the hot springs.

Me juggling in a local’s canoe.

After juggling in front of the volcanos.

Houses under the volcanos.

Volcanos.

The Queen Mary 2 in the harbor.

Man with umbrella.

Tourists and locals walking from and to town.

Kids walking over the layers of volcanic ash.

The supermarket.

Inside the supermarket.

I love signs like this.

Just three words, but so much wrong with this sign. What is that comma for?

Souvenir I almost bought number 1: Penis guides. All size on sale. Do not put them on in winter or when it is very cold.

Souvenir I almost bought number 2: t-shirt with “I survive the Rabaul Volcanoe … and the swine flu.”

The path has many interesting designs, including the swastika…

And leads to the German building. A tad insensitive, I’d say.

All the children wanted to have their photos taken.

More children. I wish I had a polaroid camera or a printer so I could give them their own copies of these photos.

Another child, but not free to roam like the others. This one had to sit and look interesting for the tourists leaving the cruise ship.

A local canoe next to the QM2.