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The maze of Islands between New Ireland and New Hanover is more than just a quick stop-over: friendly villages, beautiful reefs, a few uninhabited islets, calm anchorages and only a few miles between the different destinations :-)

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1/34: Just outside Kavieng lies a maze of little islands and reefs.
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4/34: Some are uninhabited...
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6/34: At most anchorages kids and adults paddle out to see the boat and have a chat.
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10/34: Many bring coconuts (always welcome)
11/34: But once we got a special gift! Smurfy thought it was a monster...
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13/34: Ashore we found basic, tidy villages
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15/34: Many Japanese WWII relics
16/34: Usually kids are sent to show us around!
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21/34: Some reefs are dead and overfished, but we found a few corners teeming with life!
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24/34: Creatures we had never seen before!
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