Many Different Places, Yap, FSM
Today was a full day that could have ended at 1:00 and I would have been completely satisfied. This was our second day of diving. The first dive was uneventful. We were diving at a second site know for mantas. We did see one breech, or jump out of the water as we boated to the dive site, but did not see on under the water. The picture here is from Ron Ledgerwood.Many cool pictures were taken by my brother-in-law Ron ledgerwood. You can see some of them on his blog entry and here, and here. We took some, but alas it was with a film camera and we will not be able to see them until after we get back.
Our second dive was to return to the same place as the first dive and we waited for about 15 minutes, then a manta appeared. It swam towards us, in fact it swam directly over my head, not 10 feet away. It is late and I do not have the words to describe it. Perhaps tomorrow.
Not to diminish the other activities today by a short description, but in short we saw some World War II canons and a search light, the wreckage of a Zero fighter, the wreckage of Continental Airlines plane that skidded off the side of the runway in 1972, and a second Japanese plane that was likely a cargo or transport.
We had a traditional Yapese lunch, watched a traditional Yapese ceremonial dance, and then attended a banquet for the Yap Visitor's Bureau.
posted by JustKJ | 8:12:00 PM
3 Comments:
Subject: Local culture and tradition.
Hoping not to appear moribund, I'm curious about local customs. What do the indigenous people do with their dead members?
Do they have local funeral directors, similar to mainland US customs, or do they rely on ancient cultural traditions and handle body disposal differently?
If so, would that include the Mafia phrase of "sleeping with the fishes" which might be be expanded to mean "feeding them to the sharks?"
Just wondering.
fil
Subject: Local Energy Source
Where do the locals get their electricity? I realize fuel oil and gasoline can arrive on the latest Exxon tanker, but I doubt the periodic Continental jet brings the electricity, no matter how fast it flies.
Obviously, they must generate it locally. What fuel do they use to power the electric generators? What entity or authority operates the electric utility?
How do they get their potable fresh water? Is it hauled to the islands?
Just wondering.
fil
On Customs
The locals have been indoctrinated in to Christianity and bury their dead like we do in the west. This is a problem, according to bil, as the smaller islands are running out of space.
On Utilities
Again according to bil, the electricity is generated by fossil fuels. He also said the water system is as good or better than most of the United States. The director here was a water engineer in the United States befor moving here.
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