I did not expect, after arriving on this small island, having transferred through a slightly larger island by boat for an hour and a half, to find an even smaller resort that would, for some reason, have a well-appointed theater that might host a 90-minute cabaret spectacular with epic costume changes and elaborate choreography—performed by a local dance troupe whose skills would eclipse that of any other municipality with a population of fewer than 30,000 people. Kina was absolutely rapt—a Christmas miracle.

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