If you want to see the real life of the Marshalleese you must go to the one of outer atolls… I want to…
They say there are two public boats. One of them should sail on Mon, Wed and Fri to the nearest Arno Atoll. Departure 10 am Pacific Time (it means: at 10, at 11, at 2 pm or not at all…). Cost: 12 USD per person each way.
They say the big public boat is broken, and the small one – XXXX (the name of Australian beer) is chartered by US Navy. So there is no public boat! They find that there is another private boat “Budweiser” (another beer trade mark) ready to go – for 25 USD. No other choice!
It was nice as long as we sailed in the lagoon. Once out – the open Pacific showed his power – our little speedboat was sailing against the wind and the waves. I know higher waves from Antarctica, but this boat was really small and it has no winshield!. We were jumping the waves like a toy. After 10 minutes I was completle wet – sprayed many times by salt water (wear your bathing suit!).
After 5 quarters I landed on a little jetty on Arno… Wet but happy – even from the jetty Arno with palms, white sands and turquoise water looks like a paradise.
I was booked for the only tourist accommodation: RRE bed and breakfast. -They will wait for you! Nobody was waiting… I took a long, 25-min walk to the settlement all wet, carrying my backpack, food etc…
Welcome to the paradise! They charge for this B&B only 25 USD pp. No towels, no soap, but huge, breezy werandah and great view of the lagoon!
