Friday, December 29, 2006


Here are some photos of my vacation to Palau, not in chronological order. This is a photo of Yahoo Beach, so named because Yahoo.com filmed a TV commercial here for Superbowl 34 or 35 or something. Posted by Picasa


Here I am standing at the end of the T Dock Posted by Picasa


This is a piece of Yapese stone money. They Yapese quarried their money in the Rock Islands of Palau and then hauled them back to Yap on rafts, but I suspect this piece was was too big to fit on their raft, so they left it behind. Posted by Picasa


The Rock Islands Posted by Picasa


One of the Rock Islands from kayak level. Posted by Picasa


The Rock Islands Posted by Picasa


Me at the Post Office Posted by Picasa


Me again Posted by Picasa


This is part of Palau's new Capital complex. It's a creepy thing: totally out of place, inappropriate and located in the middle of nowhere! Posted by Picasa


Palau's new Capital Building Posted by Picasa


In the museum, in front of an old abai decoration Posted by Picasa


Down the hill from me is a series of ancient stone monoliths. Posted by Picasa


An ancient stone monolith. You can't tell from this picture, but there is a face carved on it. Posted by Picasa


Giving myself a facial with the white mud at the Milky Way in the Rock Islands Posted by Picasa


The creature from the blue lagoon. Posted by Picasa


A bunch of local apples. Yumm... Posted by Picasa


Kayaking among the Rock Islands. That's me on the left. Posted by Picasa


That's me kayaking through a cave in the Rock Islands. Posted by Picasa


Anyone want a boat? Posted by Picasa


The new bridge to Babeldaob, replacing the old one which collapsed in 1996, killing two people. Posted by Picasa


This is one of the Rock Islands which has an arch in the middle, and that's me in front of it in my stylish swimming apparel. Posted by Picasa


Again... Posted by Picasa


Another shot of the island Posted by Picasa


Decorations on an abai Posted by Picasa


Abai details. The "lightening" coming out of mouths is to show that they are speaking or making noise. Posted by Picasa