We had a wonderful trip to Palau where we met some incredible members and saw some of the most beautiful spots on Earth: Rock Islands, Jellyfish Lake, Giant Clams, Milky Way and WWII wrecks, including a downed Japanese Zero still sitting in the lagoon. Unfortunately we weren't able to get photos of all of these - Jellyfish Lake (underwater swarming jelly fish with no sting) and the most amazing - giant clams the size of a small bathtub. This is a must see place!
Palau traditional pig roast and entertainment at the market in Koror.
Family History Consultant extraordinaire, Clint Freese, and patron in the Koror Branch.
Great hosts and wonderful company, Elder and Sister Proffit showed us a terrific time in Palau.
Young Single Adult group - Institute class at Palau Community College. We enjoyed hearing their stories about their grandmas.
Rock Islands tour - on way to Jelly Fish Lake. We were able to arrange to go on one of Rebluud Kesolei's boats with three other couples: Elder/Sister Proffit (Larry & Pat) the senior missionary couple on Palau; Evan Robbins (Sister Robbins had left to return to SLC for birth of a grandchild) - he is an attorney working in the office of the Palau Attorney General; and Herm and Sister Olsen from Logan who are in Palau on a seven-week legal mission (through the Church) to teach the local attorneys how to conduct jury trials.
Sunken ship - snorkeling spot in the Rock Islands
Among the Rock Islands
Wonderful soft coral snorkeling through this natural arch.
Jellyfish Lake - amazing gentle creatures!
Some of these clams were 3-4 feet across.
Us, Evan Robbins, Elder/Sister Proffit (left front) and Brother/Sister Olsen taking a lunch break between Jellyfish Lake and the giant clams.
Jeanette at the "Milky Way" a protected cove in the Rock Islands with incredibly soft white mud that is reputed to have beautifying effects. She looked five years younger after a dip and facial mask. While in Palau we were also able to meet with officials at the National Archives, Supreme Court and Bureau of Lands and Surveys to identify records of genealogical value and discuss the possibility of having FamilySearch digitize them.
BACK IN GUAM
Micronesian, mostly Chuukese, group learning about family history in preparation for the Micronesian Fair where FamilySearch will have a booth. This was scheduled for last weekend but was postponed due to Typhoon Dolphin.
Wonderful walk in the lagoon, along the reef at very low tide - Tagachang Beach on Pacific Coast of Guam
Tagachang Beach lagoon looking north.
Typhoon Dolphin arrived on Friday May 15th but fortunately we didn't take a direct hit. We had winds on the north part of the island approaching 100 mph but near our apartment probably only about 60. There was significant damage around the island but we were burrowed into our apartment with the typhoon shutters closed. We did loose electricity for around 12 hours and water has been on and off - mostly off for nearly 24 hours. We filled the bathtub and all available containers before the storm and after the water went out filled containers from the rain runoff from the apartment roof.
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