We began with a flight to Cairns, and then had to wait for our next flight which left after midnight. This flight (on Continental Micronesia) took us to Guam. The only problem is that it got us to Guam around 6 in the morning and our flight didn't leave until that night.
We managed to get a room at the Day's Inn for the day and grabbed some shut eye. Guam feels just like the United States – we ate at Subway, watched American television, and when we went to the airport we bought all the magazines we’ve been missing.
We spent two nights at the Palau Royal Resort before boarding the ship. It was nice enough but it caters to Japanese tourists so we had issues with the food choices for lunch and dinner. Also, the TV remote was in Japanese, so while I was able to figure out on/off, channel, and volume controls there was an array of other buttons that I just avoided on principal.
This was our first liveaboard dive experience, and I have to say that we really enjoyed it. We did a lot of diving, as you’d expect - 20 dives in a single week. We also took the Nitrox class, meaning that we’re certified to dive with enriched air. In case you’re curious, Jen still uses less air than I do by a significant margin. And yes, I managed to bite through a mouthpiece during the week that I used it.
Here are a couple of pictures that the crew took while we were diving in the ocean:
We also got to visit a jellyfish lake, which you may have seen on Survivor Palau. We snorkeled here, spending about an hour swimming and watching the millions of jellyfish swim around us:
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