Exploration

We have been given a simplified map of the islands of Palau. Upon studying this map, Jason noticed that there were still some main roads on our island, the island of Koror, that we still have not explored. This was of immediate concern to both Jason and Larissa, but for different reasons. Jason felt the immediate urge to go explore the unseen, while Larissa thought of ways to make the day more like a vacation. Jason assured Larissa that the exploration of the unseen areas would involve only a short leisurly bikeride. So, off we went, with a can of pringles and one bottle of water. Shortly into our ride we found ourselves a bit overheated and hungry, so we stopped by a local airconditioned bakery. There we bought some fresh Abrabangs (which resemble filled donuts), which were completely unfamiliar to us. They tasted fine, but we both agreed that we could not enjoy them completely until we knew what the brown filling with the unusual texture was. We found out later that the filling was composed mostly of sweet beans. Odd for a donut.
We continued riding. We found a road that led to the Northwest corner of the island. Out in what seemed like the middle of nowhere, we found the U.S. Embassy situated on a nice cove. There we watched people fish (pictured below), drank all of our water and ate all of our food.
Feeling thirst on our way back up the hill, we stopped at the embassy to have them fill our water bottle. It was a bit of an ordeal to go through security complete with a metal detector and ID check so that the guard could take our bottle in to get it filled, but afterwards we were glad we went through the hassle.
So we again continued riding. While Larissa likes exlploring, she thought back to the promises of a leisurly day, and compared them with the present activity of climbing a long hill in the hot sun. As we struggled up the hill, Jason thought he would offer some encouragment: "Come on Larissa, let's go. . . Go! Go! Go!" Slightly annoyed by this, Larissa reminded him that "this is a honeymoon, not boot camp."
A short while later we found an old stone walkway with a sign that indicated that it led to a canoe pier. It turned out to be an interesting hike through a village, and then through mangroves, and finally on to the ocean. This picture shows part of this trail.