Three years earlier when we were roughly sketching out our “plans” for this whole trip, I never would have imagined we’d find ourselves in The Marshall Islands. Tahiti? Yes. Tonga? Yes. Fiji? Yes. But The Marshalls? I mean, had I ever even heard of it before? But if there’s only a couple of things I’ve learned in these last three years it’s that plans change and adventures can be had anywhere. Read on to hear about The Marshall Islands…
Route Recap
It was late January, and after spending slightly over a month in Kiribati, we departed the island of Marakei mid-morning on Monday, 18 Jan. The three-and-a-half-day passage up to Majuro was a crappy, upwind haul, and we had another just in time arrival as we tied up to our mooring with the last light of dusk on Thursday. One month in Majuro, the capital of The Marshalls, flew by before we finally escaped to visit some of the much more remote outer islands. We decided to head straight to the popular island of Ailuk, where we enjoyed two absolutely amazing weeks. (This chapter will cover only Majuro and Ailuk and the next chapter will cover the other islands that we visited in The Marshalls.)
(Marakai, Kiribati) –> Majuro –> Ailuk –> (Kwajalein)
Gresham Family Exodus 