Orientation started on Monday. One of the best components is
the language lessons. Gloria, who originally is from Yap, is my teacher. Since
there is only one person in my class (me), the lessons are given to me an
Bernie Suzuki, the PC cashier, now PCR assistant.
After a long day, Danny met me at the hotel and we drove to
Sokesh for a bit of bird watching until dark. The view was incredible –
included the city (Kolonia), airport, causeway and harbor. Saw a couple of
catamarans and small sailboats. Several different types of terns, a special
variety of pigeon, starlings, and a few that I will need a bird book to
correctly name. Will need to see if I can find one – Danny had a book of birds
of Hawaii and the Pacific. While the “rock” blocked our view of a direct
sunset, the backlighting on the city was beautiful. On a small island as
Pohnpei, everyone knows the flight schedules of all arrivals and departures. An
unexpected arrival occurred around 8:00, everyone knew it was errant and
presumed it was a cargo plane from Guam. Watched a flat raft with a young boy
and older man for a while. They worked with no concern detectable about their
vessel!
On Tuesday, most of the day was spent in meetings and
language lessons. Then back to the hotel to prepare a presentation.
View from Sokesh (man and boy on raft):
View of Kolonia from Sokesh:
Sunset:
Apples (arfath) on a tree in Pohnpei:
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Ro, your pictures are breathtaking! Wow. D
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