The Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, Palau, built in 2002 to replace the previous bridge that collapsed catastrophically in 1996 |
Koror-Babeldaob Bridge (413m) |
Junction at the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge |
Palau International Airport, Airai |
The main road on the east coast of Babeldaob between Koror and the new capitol at Melekok |
Jungle River Boat Cruises, Babeldaob, Palau |
Traditional Palauan meeting house-style (Bai) at Jungle River Boat Cruises |
Jungle River Boat Cruises has been set up recently to help diversify Palau tourism beyond diving |
Jungle River Boat Cruises bai |
Western gable of the Jungle River Boat Cruises bai |
Eastern gable of the Jungle River Boat Cruises bai bai |
Painting of a Bat on a traditional Palauan painted storyboard |
Traditional Palauan meeting house-style (Bai) at Jungle River Boat Cruises |
Jungle River Boat Cruises bai |
Palau Jungle River Cruise is 8 km from the airport |
Thatched huts at Jungle River Boat Cruises, Ngchesar State, Babeldaob, Palau |
Traditionally painted storyboard, Palau |
Naked male figures in traditional Palauan painting |
Painted storyboard of one of the thatched pavilions at Jungle River Boat Cruises bai |
Thatched roofs, Babeldaob, Palau |
Palau flying-fox (Pteropus pelewensis) |
It's a 10-15 minute walk along a nature trail to the boat |
Pineapple |
Some type of insect eating plant |
Tropical roots |
Palm tree, Palau |
Dock of the Jungle River Boat Cruises, Babeldaob |
http://palaujunglerivercruise.com/ |
Shelter in the traditional style near the boat dock |
Palauan painted storyboard |
Storyboard mostly with animal figures |
Villager running from the crocodile on a Palauan painted storyboard |
Upstream on the Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Japanese tourist, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Here comes a crocodile |
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) |
Small saltwater crocodile on the Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Small saltwater crocodile on the Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Saltwater Crocodile |
The boat operator feeding the croc |
Saltwater crocodile lunging for the hot dog |
Jungle River Boat Cruise, Palau |
A house along the Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Ngchesar State, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
The Ngerdorch River meeting the sea, Palau |
A second Saltwater Crocodile resident near the mouth of the river |
This crocodile jumps much higher |
Crocodile alongside the boat |
Only the tail is left in the water |
Mangrove forest at the mouth of the Ngerdorch River |
Tiny settlement near the mouth of the Ngerdorch River |
N07 26.053/E134.35.678 |
Sheltered lagoon protected by the reefs of eastern Babeldaob |
The first crocodile comes back to see if there are anmore handouts |
Saltwater Crocodile, Palau |
Begging crocodile |
A big crab in a trap, Ngerdorch River |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Ngerdorch River, Babeldaob, Palau |
Back at Jungle River Boat Cruises dock |
Surprise on the trail...Palawan Worm Snake (Calamaria palawanensis) |
The main road around Babeldaob |
The new capitol of Palau at Melekeok |
End of paved road at a turnoff marked "Melekeok " |
Melekeok replaced Koror as the capital of Palau in October 2006 |
The Palau Capitol Building at Melekeok |
The Palau Capitol Building at Melekeok |
The lagoon protected by Ngerdiluches Reef along the east coast of Babeldaob |
The road to Melekeok |
Stuck in the mud on the road to Melekeok within 1/2 mile of the new Palau Capitol building |
...it turns out this wasn't the main road to Melekeok , but still....(N07 29.604/E134 37.474) |
Our slightly dirty car in front of the Okemii Deli in Melekeok |
Okemii Deli and Internet Cafe, Melekeok |
View of the beach and lagoon at Melekeok from the Okemii Deli |
American Thanksgiving Dinner at the Okemii Deli, Melekeok |
Thanksgiving in Palau |
Nice house near the beach in Melekeok |
Melekeok , Palau |
Palm, Melekeok , Palau |
Clan house in Melekeok |
Clan house in Melekeok |
Statue of the Discus Thrower at the Clan House in Melekeok |
Beach road, Melekeok |
Little pink house on stilts along the waterfront of Melekeok |
Namai Bay, the lagoon at Melekeok on the east coast of Babeldaob |
Palau's new Capitol building, Melekeok |
...not bad for a country of 20,600... |
Construction took 7 years and was financed by Taiwan |
Palau National Capital, Melekeok |
Official seal of the Republic of Palau |
At the front door of the Capitol to complain about the condition of their roads |
Day off...everyone is in Koror |
Executive Building, Republic of Palau, Melekeok |
Executive Building, Republic of Palau, Melekeok |
Office of the President, Republic of Palau, Melekeok |
Palau National Capital, Melekeok |
Palau National Capital, Melekeok |
Palau National Capital, Melekeok |
Palau National Capital, Melekeok |
Here's the main turnoff for the Capitol...paved road |
East coast of Babeldaob |
Lagoon of Babeldaob |
Causeway leading to north Babeldaob |
Hibiscus, Palau |
Blue house, Ngarchelong State, Palau |
North Babeldaob, Palau ... a nice place for a resort |
Monoliths at Badrulchau, Ngarchelong State |
Some of the 37 basalt monoliths at Badrulchau, Ngarchelong State, Palau |
The purpose of the monoliths at Badrulchau is unknown |
Monoliths at Badrulchau, Ngarchelong State |
Monoliths at Badrulchau, Ngarchelong State |
Some of the monoliths have carved faces |
Monoliths at Badrulchau, Ngarchelong State |
Monoliths at Badrulchau, Ngarchelong State |
Ngarchelong State, Palau |
Tropical fruit, Palau |
Eastern lagoon, Ngarchelong State, Babeldaob, Palau |
Nearing the end of the road, Ngarchelong State, Palau |
Flowers, Ngarchelong State |
Flag of the state of Ngarchelong, Palau |
The road bridge leading to Ngarchelong |
Local boys getting ready to dive off the bridge |
Diving off the road bridge, Ngarchelong |
Driving back to Koror via the west side of Babeldaob to complete the loop |
Machinery left over from a Japanese pineapple cannery, Ngaremlengui State, Palau |
Machinery left over from a Japanese pineapple cannery, Ngaremlengui State, Palau |
West coast of Babeldaob, Palau |
Palau flying-fox (Pteropus pelewensis), a large bat in flight |
Looking unsuccessfully for two Japanese WWII cannons marked on the map |
Ngaremlengui State, Babeldaob, Palau |
Meeting house of Ngaremlengui State, Palau |
Storyboard of the meeting house in Ngaremlengui |
Ngaremlengui Evangelical Church, Babeldaob, Palau |