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MAJURO, MARSHALL ISLANDS: SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST
... Micronesia.” A national airline would help. France stopped nuclear testing in their neck of the ocean in 1996 btw.
Me, I’m feeling a bit peaked, whether from all the rain in Pohnpei or the grueling long walks, I don’t know. All I know is that I’m feeling a bit wobbly, like sitting on loose stools. Maybe it was the sakau in Pohnpei. I’m sure keeping the already-dubious sludge in a fridge during power ...
Majuro, Marshall Islands
We're finally on the Island Hopper!
Continental has a Presidents Club in Honolulu, but only one Continental flight leaves in the morning -- flight #957, our Island Hopper. Therefore, only a few people were sharing the lounge with us this morning. At 6:25, the concierge informed us that the flight was boarding. We only had to walk across the hallway to the gate, where it seemed far more locals than tourists were waiting to board. This flight is definitely ...
Scuba diving! :)
... we saw a giant clam and a black tip reef shark.
The coolest thing though happened during our surface interval. A large school of dolphins came up to the boat and were sailing through our surf, they were jumping and moving about the waves.... it was really special.
I am going diving again tommorow afternoon so I shold have more stories and pictures to show then ...
The Clam Farm!
We visited the giant clam farm and saw where the clams are raised. These clams are an endangered species in the wild, but because they are so beautiful they have a high demand for aquariums. This farm raises them and sells to the aquarium trade. They take decades to become large and are very hard to take care of.
When we are snorkling we often keep an eye out for them but rarely see them because they have a very small wild ...
Our trip to island paradise
Today was a day off and our group was invited by Mr. Kramer ( An American who has lived in Majuro for 40 years) and his family to accompany them to their private uninhabitated island. The family is well known in Majuro and we were very grateful to be invited to join in their Sunday ritual.
The island is located about a 30 min boat ride from Majuro through the lagoon. When we arrived on their large boat ( 54ft) we were all amazed by the gorgeous white ...
