Thursday, November 10, 2011

Palau

After we left Japan we headed to the Republic of Palau. We have now been here for three days and it is time for some reflections.

To be quite honest, there is not that much to do in Palau. That is, if you don't like being in, on or under water. There is little to do above the water but a whole world to explore under the water.

Palau is a small island nation in the pacific ocean. It is located in the western part of Micronesia, 800 km east of the Philippines. It has a total population of just over 20'000 people.

On our first day we walked around the center of Koror (Palau's largest city, sorry largest town, no sorry largest village). It honestly took us about 15 minutes to walk the main street, including the inside of the grocery stores and gift shops. The tourist information center was closed as it was Sunday.

On our second day in Palau things got more interesting We boarded a dive boat early in the morning for some scuba diving and snorkeling. After seeing lots of sharks at the first dive site, we enjoyed lunch at a picture perfect white sand beach. The TV show survivor was on this same island in 2005:)

Today, the third day, Erika started her scuba diving course and spent the day in the class room.  Pär rented a kayak and set out to explore the rock islands.






































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