It's only 18km in a straight line between Doini Island and our next stop so the ship sailed around in circles all night before our arrival in the morning. We couldn't just stay at anchor because the ship would move too much and we dear passengers might not sleep well. So the cruise line burns tons of fuel in a meaningless way so that the stabilisers will ensure a soothing sleep.
Kiriwini Island is a clone of Doini. When a cruise ship comes in, the school,closes so the kids can gang around the jetty hoping for some lollies or a few coins. All the locals sell their handcrafts, all of which are identical and look like machine-made junk from China. We didn't bother going ashore but some of the passengers were very sunburnt when they came back.
The main show was Soul Music which we can't stand so we gave that a miss. Instead, we watched a terrific movie, Bridge of Spies, were enthralled by the violinist and cellist from Ukraine and thoroughly enjoyed the guitarist from Perth in Scotland. All-in-all, a great day.
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