If you missed my first set of Palau Fun Facts, you can find those here. Total Land Area of Palau: 459 sq km, or 212 square miles. That is roughly 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC, or one third the size of the Hawaiian island Kauai. Coastline: 1,519 km or 944 miles. That is the driving distance from Boulder, CO to Blaine, MN. Population: 21,168 (2014 est.). That is smaller than the student body of University of Colorado at Boulder, which was was 29,772 in Fall of 2014. Religions: Roman Catholic 49.4% Protestant 30.9% (includes Protestant (general) 23.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.3%, and other Protestant
We’ve mostly just been hanging out and watching HBO and planting trees and tanning our naughty bits in our rooftop kiddie pool so I apologize that there haven’t been a lot of updates as of late. Fletch has been having some work done on our boat and that gets finished today so the adventures should continue shortly! In the meantime, here’s some things you may find interesting about living in the world’s forth smallest country (population: 20,879). The Moon - The moon plays a major role in Palauan culture. The light blue flag with a large yellow disk represents the ocean
Alright, the cat's out of the bag and the one-way tickets are booked. Next stop: Palau! Pa-what? Unless you are a serious dive enthusiast or a World War II veteran, chances are you might not have heard of this tiny island nation, and for good reason. Palau is 1000 miles east of the Philippines, 1300 miles southwest of Guam, and 1900 miles north of Papua New Guinea. Whoa! It's a little intimidating to think of spending a significant amount of time away from any large mass of land, but at the same time it is perfectly fitting. I love the ocean,