A quick post - this is a picture of me on the beach at Bechiyal (the furthest north part of Yap) with the Isle of Rumung in the background.

This was the first time since my arrival that I left Colonia (except my snorkeling expedition to Mi'il Channel two weeks ago).

It was nice to get out on a beach again, and hear the roar of a distant surf - the waves were quite big out about 1-2 miles at the reef, and the sound really carried to shore.

Rumung is not receptive to tourists or outsiders - similar to Ni'ihau in Hawai'i, but no one family owns Rumung - it reportedly has the largest piece of stone money in Yap - I believe it is four tons.

When I arrived on the beach, I saw a mysterious fire - one of the most incredibly built men I have ever seen, a Yapese fellow, tended it, and when I looked away, he disappeared!