February 25, 2010 Rabaul, New Guinea
The exchange rate $1 equals 2.79 KINA
The last two days were mostly uneventful. Tuesday our table joined a few others for a sing-a-long of old folk’s songs. Yesterday the Equator was crossed and many Pollywogs were initiated and became Shellbacks. We saw dark colored dolphins a few times. Just relaxing & having social days. We woke early today and stepped out on the balcony to see where we were and could already smell the ash in the air. After a leisure breakfast we grabbed the tender for a short ride to shore. We walked on volcanic ashes nearly 7 miles to and through Rabaul. Very interesting and it makes you appreciate our way of life, where we live, and what we have! Some of the volcanoes were steaming, but not spitting lava. After a late lunch we stood in a queue for passports again.
We’ll arrive in Whitsunday Island, Australia about 6:30A.M. Sunday (3:30 P.M EDT Saturday).
We’ll then be the in Great Barrier Reef.