Our friend Debbie arrived a day ago and she has never snorkeled or been on a stand up paddle.  Well, here is proof that Debbie enjoyed her day paddling today...

Debbie was standing up paddling away today, the weather was great - a few clouds and not too hot!  Snorkeling was an adventure as well...  Check her blog for more in the days to come...

Ok, so my mom came to visit and the only thing she wanted to do was see a crocodile.  Well, ok, that may not be entirely true, but this croc sure did want to see her. :)

Here is where she sat so as not to get in the way of the food the croc was trying to eat.

So, we've just returned from Thailand and the Philippines.  Wow, what a trip!  Since we are now back in Palau and still on dialup, I can only upload a few pictures, but the videos of the whale sharks are amazing!  Sorry I can't share them with you. :)

These gentle giants live at an Elephant Conservation Sanctuary.  They have all been rescued and live happily now a bit north of Chiang Mai.  Here they are at bathtime...

Just returned from a great trip to Angaur!  Could be my favorite island so far here in Palau - peaceful, beautiful, relaxing...

We hopped on this state boat/barge on Friday afternoon, expecting to return on Sunday, but after the 4 hour trip, we found out that the boat was rescheduled and not due to return until Monday...

We took a trip to Yap over my birthday weekend.  Going to Yap is definitely taking a step back in time as you will see from these pictures.  At the very end is a link to a video, so make sure you get to that point as it is VERY cool. :)  Or at least, we think so...

Here is where we stayed at a place called The Pathways...  If you got to Yap, this is the ONLY real option - unless, of course, you want to stay in  a place that resembles Motel 6 but with a fancy name and high prices...

Ok, so here's the video Rachel created earlier today.  We got a call from a friend, like I mentioned in my last post, and some fishermen from his village caught this in the area we paddled yesterday.  Sounds like they will be off eating this soon...

Oh yeah... some fishermen from the Fuanes' village caught this baby just out where we went paddling yesterday.  Kinda freaky... I'll post a video your children shouldn't watch a little later and update this post if it actually uploads. :)  So, until then, have a look at some pics...

Here are a few photos of two different turtles we saw passing through Pillbox Channel today in Palau.   We were out standup paddling another great day in paradise.  We hope you join us soon!  Here is a very short video (like 3 seconds since we have dialup) of one of the turtles passing by us...

Turtle Video

Ok everyone.  We've been shopping here in Palau for the last month and there are just  few items we need help identifying.  And if you can identify them, perhaps you can share a Vegan recipe for said item.  I've numbered them to make it easier for you.. Just add a comment here with what each one is and the best way to prepare it (vegan-style).

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... That Standup Paddling was to be done on your feet.  Here are a couple of examples of Rachel and her attempts to StandUp Paddle here in Palau.