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2025
24
Dec
Happy Holidays!
We wish you all happy holidays, fun and joy celebrating whatever you believe in (or not) Our ailing world needs us to be tolerant and to work together to tackle the really important problems… Merry xmas from an ideal Pitufa crew and from the real Pitufa crew
2025
23
Dec
Clearance into FSM in Weno (Chuuk)
The Federated States of Micronesia aren’t overly federated, but rather separated with different supply ships for the different areas and you even have to clear in and out of each of the territories and get your passport stamped each time… Important tip: You have to get a cruising permit from FSM BEFORE sailing there. The process takes about 2 weeks, not months (as it says… Continue reading »
2025
22
Dec
Weno , Chuuk, FSM
We had heard that Chuuk was a diver’s paradise and expected a cute, touristy place. Instead we found a dirty, run-down little town with lots of closed shops, dilapidated buildings and a big, official rubbish dump smack on the seaside… We also expected an American range in the shops (Micronesia is closely affiliated with the US), but the amount of ultra-processed food full of corn… Continue reading »
2025
13
Dec
2025
07
Dec
Fusion food with local ingredients
I get a real kick out of inventing creative dishes with only local ingredients, so cool to eat something that has never been made in that form before AND tastes good On the Polynesian outliers here in Micronesia not much is grown, just breadfruit, papaya, bananas and taro (and we’re not big fans of taro). Fortunately both breadfruit as well as papaya are super-versatile cuisine… Continue reading »