I Love Yap
I gotta say, I think Yap is my favorite stop on our voyage. The island is beautiful, the people are beautiful. The peace and quiet, even anchored 100 yards from the main town, is the most peaceful and most quiet we've encountered in any inhabited location...
Enjoying Yap, the Island of Stone Money
Well, we've been in Yap for a little over three weeks and just waiting for our last batch of boat parts to arrive via the US Postal Service. If everything arrives from Guam in a timely manner, we will be departing next week for the Philippines.
Hangin' in Yap
I figured it was about time for a report from the Engineering Department.
The Engineering Department (that's me), along with the Executive Officer, Quartermaster, Weather Officer, and Medical Officer (that's Kirsten) celebrated my birthday last...
The Engineering Department (that's me), along with the Executive Officer, Quartermaster, Weather Officer, and Medical Officer (that's Kirsten) celebrated my birthday last...
Yap passage and arrival
Well, we've arrived safely in Yap and it was a really pleasant trip. We left Pohnpei last Wednesday and arrived in Yap yesterday, Saturday morning.
Clearing out of Pohnpei was very easy and the locals officials were very helpful. They even gave...
Clearing out of Pohnpei was very easy and the locals officials were very helpful. They even gave...
So Not Majuro
Pohnpei is lovely, truly lovely. We have really enjoyed our sojourn here. It is quiet, peaceful, beautiful. The people are friendly and gracious.
Not to mention the power is on most of the time, and the internet works pretty well, most of the...
Not to mention the power is on most of the time, and the internet works pretty well, most of the...
Made It!
It took me four hours to make the rounds of three offices in Majuro. Port Authority, in and out, 10 minutes tops. Customs, waited for 15 minutes for anybody to wait on me. Waited another 45 minutes for them to type up, stamp and sign a single-page form....