We got up at a leisurely 6:30, and by the time we went up to the restaurant, which features an actual plane!, everyone had already left for their 7 and 9:30 flights. We had a very pleasant breakfast of meats, veggies, pineapple three ways (grilled, raw and in a star fruit syrup) and brewed decaf Cappuccino. As we brought our stuff up to the reception desk to pay our bill, we saw David who was coming to put us on the van for the 5-minute ride to the airport. We said our goodbyes and thanks, and took off with Leonard and the others who had assisted us when we first came to Port Moresby.
We got our tickets and waited a while before going through immigration and customs as we didn't want to be stuck in the departure lounge if our flight was going to be hours late, but Air Nuigini was right on time this day and we boarded without problem at 1:30.
The flight took three hours; we were served a good lunch, and free drinks. We landed at 4:30 and cleared customs after a little questioning as we had declared several items (coffee beans, muddy boots) that Oz was concerned about.
We got a taxi to the Marriott, and I guess, because Miss Hamlin is such a big cheese at Marriott, we were handed glasses of champagne as we checked in. Not bad, as we discovered later that a glass of champagne costs $20 from room service! We repacked into our rolling suitcases, ordered a sandwich from room service and went to bed.
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