Yap state, Micronesia
The islands, inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples, were colonized by Spain in the 17th century. Germany purchased them from Spain in 1898. They were occupied by the Japanese in 1914, but American forces seized them from the Japanese during World War II. On April 2, 1947, the United Nations Security Council created the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The trust placed the Northern Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands under the administration of the United States.
The islands, inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples, were colonized by Spain in the 17th century. Germany purchased them from Spain in 1898. They were occupied by the Japanese in 1914, but American forces seized them from the Japanese during World War II. On April 2, 1947, the United Nations Security Council created the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The trust placed the Northern Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands under the administration of the United States.
Local market in Yap town
Birthday party with Yapees freinds,in Gertrude's and Lukan's place
The Noni tree, is a natural medicinethat everybody use
to heal many kinds of illnesses,
they tought us how to use the fruit and how to make the medicine
we are still using the Noni juice today
Kalo and me with a traditionaldress of the island
The chief Luckan, tought us all about the traditional way of Yapees life
including the natural medicines that they're still using..
Many dolphins came to meet us on the way..
It's a pure happiness to have this beautiful creatures around us..
They always bring us good weather and good energy..
When we left from the Solomon Islands,
we spent 23 days at sea before arriving at the first island of Micronesia
we spent 23 days at sea before arriving at the first island of Micronesia
We caught a big Tuna every time we needed to eat some fish..
Pilot whales came very close to us, it was very amazing...
I'm always cooking fresh bread and coockies on the crossing..
We feel so lucky to see almost everyday, when it's not clowdy,
a beautiful sunset and sunrise..
Most of the time we stay in the cockpit, and watch out the sea..
After 23 days, we stop at the small atol of Ifalik in Macronesia
We need to ask permission to the very old chief of the village
to be able to anchor in the bay on the front of the village
and ask if we can stay some times with them..
He said yes but ask if we can give him something as present..
We came back later with a big cooking pot and some other useful things..
Most of them are very shy to meet us
and others are very friendly and open to show us their way of life
The kids are very happy to meet us and follow us everywhere
The atoll is very beautiful, they eat organic food
banana, coconut, and different other kinds of fruit
The women make their own traditional clothes, from
material imported from the States..
Kalo was invited to go fishing on the traditional sailing canoo,
every day they leave very early in the morning and go fishing on the surrounding reef..
They make their own drinks from the very young coconut flowers,
when it's fresh harvested, everybody can enjoy the sweetness of the juice, but if you wait longer it becomes a quite strong alcool that every man enjoys to drink every day...
The only fresh water in the atoll comes from many wells
that you can find in different places.
Childrens go to school, and know how to speak English
During the day,The man and women do activities separately,
man go fishing and stay in their own place,the men's house to do woodwork or having a rest,
and the women stay in the house coocking and taking care of the children
They make very nice canoes..
All women make coconut oil,
they use it a lot for many different purposes
When Kalo stay with the men of the village,
I stay with the women, and we try to comunicate,
women are not well educated compared to the men who can speak English quite well
But the young girls that go to school can speak English
It's very hard to leave this kind of place,
but we must sail away before the typhoon season will start..
