V62P from Polap Atoll, IOTA OC - 155 and V62S from Satawal Atoll, IOTA OC - 299 News:
All my flights went according to schedule. On my way, I was Dave's (AH6HY) guest in Honolulu for the night of Oct 26. We spent a very nice evening together, chatting about amateur radio and IOTA, and coming to know each other better. I am very grateful to him for all his support.
I arrived in Weno yesterday afternoon just before 4 pm, and all my luggage made it as well. My contact picked me up at the airport and we went to purchase some supplies for my anticipated voyage. Following this, we met with some of the local leaders who know the Chief of Pulap and were interested to find out more about my project and the benefits for the local community there. It is 8:30 am now when I'm posting this message from the hotel where I'll stay at least one more night.
I am scheduled to meet again with the local leaders on Monday morning. Their support is absolutely necessary, and I hope to get it. The boat that is supposed to take me to Pulap will arrive in Weno tonight. It will have to be refueled Monday, and I'm not convinced that it will sail out the very same day. Meanwhile, there shouldn't be any problem to purchase on Monday everything else I need and want to take with me for the voyage. However, we'll have to work hard getting the generator.
My contact told me that since captain Callistus was from Satawal, he knew very well their Chief and they had a close relationship. Consequently, he didn't inform the Chief of my project in advance, because he thought that it was unnecessary. Now that the captain is out of the picture, my contact suggested to me that I should just show up. I don't think that this is a good idea, and so I'm working to obtain the Chief's permission prior to arriving on the island.
All my flights went according to schedule. On my way, I was Dave's (AH6HY) guest in Honolulu for the night of Oct 26. We spent a very nice evening together, chatting about amateur radio and IOTA, and coming to know each other better. I am very grateful to him for all his support.
I arrived in Weno yesterday afternoon just before 4 pm, and all my luggage made it as well. My contact picked me up at the airport and we went to purchase some supplies for my anticipated voyage. Following this, we met with some of the local leaders who know the Chief of Pulap and were interested to find out more about my project and the benefits for the local community there. It is 8:30 am now when I'm posting this message from the hotel where I'll stay at least one more night.
I am scheduled to meet again with the local leaders on Monday morning. Their support is absolutely necessary, and I hope to get it. The boat that is supposed to take me to Pulap will arrive in Weno tonight. It will have to be refueled Monday, and I'm not convinced that it will sail out the very same day. Meanwhile, there shouldn't be any problem to purchase on Monday everything else I need and want to take with me for the voyage. However, we'll have to work hard getting the generator.
My contact told me that since captain Callistus was from Satawal, he knew very well their Chief and they had a close relationship. Consequently, he didn't inform the Chief of my project in advance, because he thought that it was unnecessary. Now that the captain is out of the picture, my contact suggested to me that I should just show up. I don't think that this is a good idea, and so I'm working to obtain the Chief's permission prior to arriving on the island.
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