Thursday, July 18, 2019

Easter Island of Micronesia - Palau

If you want to see the 'Easter Island of Micronesia' check this archaeological site located in the state Ngarchelong, the northern most point on the main island of Babeldaob, where you'll find large basalt monoliths studded on a hillside. Their origin and purpose is unknown, but according to one legend the gods put them there to support a bai (men's meeting house) that held thousands of people. Some stones weigh up to five tonnes. Badrulchau is also a wonderful picnic area, with splendid views of the sea on both the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea. 
You can see Francis Toribiong, Simon Pridmore, & Sofie Hostyn looking and these massive mysterious stones. Photo by: Tim Rock (Palau Escape) 💃💃😊

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Sustainable Fishing Courses with JICA Palau


For the past few months JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) in Palau had two Palauan in Okinawa Japan learning and training about the fishing industry that Okinawa has in place. For the last 2 weeks they came to Palau to see how our top fishermen do there thing. With the Palau Fishermen Association & the Ministry of Marin Resources here on Palau supported some events for our guest coming from several island nations to attend, plus work shops for various other agencies located on Palau to educate them on what Palau is doing to sustain its resources and protect its environment with keeping in mind its high tourism that keeps the majority of locals employed.