37

That's the number of skiffs I can see in motion right now from the sun deck of the boat. The lagoon is alive with 40 HP Yamaha powered 20' fiberglass hulled skiffs. If this were Somalia, I'd be nervous right now. All is well, though, as everyone is headed to town to buy food for Christmas. Looks like the 24th is THE day to shop in Chuuk. Shopping for the boat is complete, so I get to kick back and watch the world, or at least a good portion of Chuuk's population, go by.

Merry Christmas to all.