Who Needs A Watermaker...We Got Rain

It has rained here in Koror, Palau and Linda has very effectively collected the water into Creola's tanks. We can wash and drink and relax a little.

So we unloaded the bicycles and got them ashore and operating, cleaning bits of rust from here and there. We got out the Income Tax information so we can complete our filing extension before October and we snorkeled around the boat.

We found many specimens of the this Giant Clam above. Of the genus Tridacna, these are endangered and we have discovered that they are illegal to ship to the US. It's funny, because shells of these critters are abundant on beaches and are sold almost everywhere. One shelf along the edge of one of the islets had beautifully colored clams everywhere we looked. We have visited four clam farms across Micronesia. Both Linda and I have always favored protection of endangered species and we have learned to wonder what the process of becoming identified as endangered and how often it is reviewed. More on this as we learn about it.

Until tomorrow, B and L