Hotel Majuro

Majuro, 96960, Marshall Islands

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Majuro, Marshall Islands

A travel blog entry by philamike

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... helped the time go very quickly -- choice of veggie omelette or french toast, accompanied by ham, sausage, yogurt, fresh fruit and a croissant.

We descended and spotted the edge of the atoll of Majuro, and we feverishly snapped pictures of the gorgeous beaches and teal waters as they quickly rose towards us. We landed on the runway with a big THUD, which elicited an exclamation from most everyone, then taxied to the tarmac. The airport consists of ...

Scuba diving! :)

A travel blog entry by cjk1983

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... 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!

A travel blog entry by cjk1983

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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

A travel blog entry by cjk1983

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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 ...

Sailing in trdational canoes

A travel blog entry by cjk1983

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Today we spent the day learning about the Marshallese culture. We went sailing in traditional wooden canoes which were really cool. I have included a few pictures. We also learned about how the naviagate the ocean by using stick charts.

We also ate a tradtional lunch of breadfruit, tuna and coconuts.

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