Yes they have an internet cafe! I am writing from the local Starbucks Cafe. You can tell it is a Starbucks because of the handlettered sign on the door. And inside you can get Starbucks coffee.

What an adventure! We arrived yesterday afternoon after a flight through Manila. The pilot took us on a tour of the islands from the air before coming in to land. Just picture it, a large Continental airliner flying low and slow over the islands while the pilot gives a running commentary on what we could see out the windows.

After immigration and customs we caught a taxi to our hotel. We are bunking in with Sandy. She had reserved a room with a large bed but we asked to be changed to a room with twin beds. I brought an air mattress and we managed to fit that on the floor between the beds. Not the best situation but better than sleeping on the beach, especially as we have heard that the local mosquitoes are carrying dengue fever,

I hadn't been able to get any sleep before leaving Guam so when we arrived I'd had about 2 hours sleep in the last 36 hours. I needed a nap and so did Wakana. Sandy headed right out and we fell asleep.

We woke about 6:30 and headed for the festival. It was dark by then. The traffic was heavy on Koror Town's main road. We walked about a mile and a half to the festival gorunds to find them closing up. So we walked on the a local restaurant, Furosata's, where we got some supper. They had a lobster special so I had to satisfy my curiosity about the Pacific lobster. Wakana got pork chops with ginger sauce. Hers was wonderful. Mine was... less so. It was a female lobster with a huge egg mass under it's tail. The meat was dry and relatively tasteless. I tried the eggs and they were completely flavorless. Ah well. I hadn't expected them to be as good as Maine Lobster and they completely lived up to my expectations and more.

I felt a suspicious pain in my left foot as we walked back to the hotel. I couldn't see anything in the dark and I had stepped in mud anyway. But my sandal was definitely being unkind to my foot. Once I was home and washed I found a huge red blister on the back of my instep. Walking today is painful but necessary.

The hotel is unlike any I have ever seen. The corridor leading to the room is sheathed in Philipine mahongany plywood and well varnished. The floor is covered in red ceramic tile. The room is also shethed in the same way with white tile on the floor. The shower has a spot heater feeding the shower head. The beds are plywood platform beds with foam mattresses.

Gotta take a break. I'll write more later. The music is amazing!