It’s been three weeks since our arrival in the RMI, and the time here can be best summed up as eventful. So let’s take a trip down memory lane as flying into Majuro feels like a lot longer than three weeks ago….for all the right reasons!

Cruising in from Honolulu

First view of an atoll.

Majuro International Airport Baggage Claim

Seeyalater Majuro!!

Our first sight of part of the MASSIVE Arno Atoll

We flew in via Honolulu, HI and the views over the atolls that make up the Republic of the Marshall Islands was spectacular. The Majuro International Airport boasts the smallest and simplest terminal I’ve come across in my travels (a personal favourite was the baggage claim which involves a forklift bringing the bags in a container from the plane, then loaded through a gap in the wall). Our contact on the ground promptly drove us to the dock, where we jumped on a small barge and embarked on a three hour voyage through a few rain storms which included views of some amazing beaches. We quickly learned that both would become the norm in our stay on Arno.

Myself, Jeff, Freddy and Justin helped unload all the equipment and materials at the site for the BioRock and the Wind Turbine near the dock at the Ine village in heavy seas. We had left any possibility of communication avenues back at Majuro, so we could only hope that Shauno would be joining us in the coming few day. Next stop was Jabu village, our home for the next 10 nights…..

Peace!

Paul Sonntag