Babeldaob

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