Last morning in Palau

The time has gone so quickly here.  Everyone hopes the weather will hold today so that we can go out on the water one more time.  We have some important wrap up to do, and Jack, Dietmar, Trina and Kevin really want to take advantage of the time together to review their business plan.  It would be nice to see the local museum and aquarium. But the coral beckons. Who knows is we'll ever be back to this far away place?  Or if when we do come back whether it will be as simple and relatively unspoiled as it is now.

Palau is at a juncture, it seems to many of us.  Foreign companies are purchasing more hotels, including the one we're staying in,and the pressure to increase the tourism economy is very, very strong.  Can they do it without putting so much pressure on the natural resources they depend on, and that bring people here?  Palau has an opportunity to get this right. We want to help.