Our second visit to Alotau, PNG was much more interesting as we did a tour to a village which gave us an opportunity to see how the locals live.
Saw how palm oil grows and is harvested - the red fruit are ready for picking and the black still have several weeks to go.
The village we visited was very well presented and there was an impressive dancing display put on, especially by the little warriors. We had a very tasty lunch, especially the sweet pineapple - tasted nothing like what we get in the shops at home.
On the return to the ship we stopped at the war memorial for the Battle of Milne Bay, which was a decisive point in the Pacific campaign. The harbour was a strategic position for the Allies in stopping the Japanese advance in PNG.
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