It is not every day that I wake up to a vista like this: A beautiful outrigger - and yes that's the view from our balcony :) The Marshallese pride themselves in being the best navigators of the Pacific and they have been building outrigger canoes for centuries. Next to our hotel is the fabulous WAM (canoes of the Marshall Islands), who are teaching the ancient art of outrigger canoe building and racing. The Marshallese navigators oriented themselves with stick charts, which display the currents. Many official buildings on the Marshall Islands have such charts on display. Here is one, with a little detail image to give an idea of how the individual atolls are situated in the overall set-up. |