Koror. Nope. Hadn't Heard of it. Wow!

Having to anchor offshore and take one of our lifeboats ashore as a tender could be a crapshoot. But this was not crap. The Palau Pacific Resort was our drop-off, and it was a piece of paradise in paradise. We spent the first day lounging around the pool and snorkeling off their private beach. Did I mention that the Prime Minister of Australia happens to be slumming it here at the moment?

The next day, Ellie and I got up early to go on her first scuba dive since she completed her certification in Taiwan. Things were a bit nerve-wracking at first. We had trouble getting a copy of her certification. Someone wanted to change boats to go to a special site that they wanted to see. Since diving anywhere in Palau would be a dream for us, we were happy to make the switch. After a half-hour ride to our dive site, we finally checked out our gear and got into the water. Things were fine at first, but Ellie kept floating up and fighting to get back down. I helped, and so did the dive master, resulting in a beautiful but frustrating dive for Ellie.

We found out that there was a slow leak in the valve of her flotation vest that slowly inflated it. Once we knew the problem, it was simple to deal with. The pictures and videos will speak for themselves. Needless to say, we had a blast and will be doing a lot more diving in the future.