Tabuaren, Fanning Island

October 16

 

 

Today we were in Tabuaeran, Fanning 
Island. It was wonderful. This was the place

I was really looking forward to seeing. 

From our ship’s Explorer “With only 2000

residents and no electricity or indoor

plumbing, Fanning Island is as close as

one can get to the proverbial virgin tropical

island in paradise.”

The island is located in the middle of the

Pacific ocean about halfway between Hawaii

and Australia.

We walked around part of the island, visited

the elementary school and met the principal.

They have 118 students and six teachers. The

teachers are educated at the University

on another island. We also saw the high school. 

We had singing from the smaller children and

from the teenagers.

 

We saw a lot of laundry hanging out, but did

not see inside houses. Houses are built on stitlts

and very simple.

I hope to do a video from pictures when we

return home.