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Yap - Micronesia
Unfortunately, my dive trip to Micronesia got cut short and we only got a brief transit in Yap on the way home from Palau.
Welcome to Yap International Airport, Federated States of Micronesia
Departure lounge, Yap International Airport
Story Board typical of Yap telling the story of Stone Money
Description of the Story Board panels
Panel 1: Families waving goodbye to the men as they set sail for the 250 mile voyage to Palau, the source of stone
Panel 2: Men working on finishing stone money
Panel 2: Men carrying the completed stone money down to the canoes for the return voyage to Yap
Panel 3: The hazards of a sea voyage towing rafts of stone money from Palau to Yap
Panel 4: Arriving safely back at Yap with stone money
Panel 4: Unloading the new stone money at Yap
Panel 4: Unloading the stone money while others carry it to the house
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