Nice report Randy. One of these days, you must continue on further out into the Pacific. I know its far, and rough to get to, but there are many islands in the Pacific that are truly unique and fascinating. The islands of PONEPAE for one, CHUUK, FIJI, TAHITI, THE MARQUESES to name a few. Some of those Pacific islands are nothing more than atolls or sandbars. Talk about seclusion and endless beauty. Palm groves, cliffs, blue water, interesting history and Japanese fortifications. I lived in the Marianas Islands for roughly 7 years. On the island of Saipan. I have dreams of that beauty there till this day. I sailed the Pacific on ships where you could see nothing around you for weeks. To give you an idea how far out GUAM and SAIPAN is, you take a flight out of HONOLULU and in another 8 hours west travelling 550 miles per hour in 30,000 feet, you arrive into Guam. You may consider the "ISLAND HOPPER" from Continental Micronesia. They stop in islands such as MAJURO, JOHNSTON ATOLL, PONEPAE, KWAJALEIN, CHUUK. You can even check out PALAU, YAP and CHUUK. OCEANA is definately a place to get lost into but you need lots of time.