My flight was the island hopper so I have 2 stops, Kosrae where I'm allowed to get off and Kwajalein where I'm not allowed to do anything even move as it's a military base airport. Hah when has that stopped me especially the photos of the amazing sunset at the airport. There were two islands used by the US to detonate nuclear bombs which are Bikini and Enewetak atolls. Kwajalein was used as the headquarters. Check out the Oppenheimer movie.
So I finally made it to my last Pacific island, Majuro the capital of Marshall Islands. Unfortunately it was a night landing so I saw fuck all. I'm staying at the cheapest place on the island which is at the Sea Breeze. The owner told me to get on the Marshall Islands resort shuttle and meet her at their spa. The whole island is a circular ring of atolls with 1 road through the middle. Google says walking from one end to the other of Majuro, takes 8 hours so it's a pretty long road hence the free ride on the shuttle. Then she got her driver to take me to the hostel from there. She also gave me a discount for booking directly but I know I booked via Booking.com but I'm not complaining from $65 a night to $50. It's a private box room with shared communal areas plus many cats. The other people are workers from Philippines, Indonesia and India. I guessed there would be as the island pays in US$. The place is also being renovated so it's a bit of a construction site but I can hear the crashing waves from every room but I just can't see it.
The walk to the dock to catch my boat was a pain the arse because it rained all night the roads were full of puddles. I had to walk in the middle of the road most of the 45 minutes there because it was the driest...not fun. Downtown wasn't the best, traffic, rubbish buildings but did see the only murals on the island. I knew the island would be like this which is why I'm going to Eneko. The best atoll in Majuro.
Apparently the most beautiful atoll of the Marshall Islands was an affordable $40 and only 30 minutes boat ride. There was a Marshallese family on the boat too. I explored the island walking on lots of dead coral and Reef as much as I could before the tide came in. The caretakers that are employed and live here have an amazing island all to themselves. There is a beach hut you could rent $150 a night or one of 3 chalets at the back for $50. There are crazy mosquitoes here all day and worst at night, I'm happy I'm here just on a day trip.
I had a lovely time on the island. My boat arrived at 3pm to collect me. We stopped on the island next door which was right across from Eneko and I walked up to it but couldn't cross because of the tide. I wouldn't have got on it as it's privately owned by a German person. It's the most expensive resort in Marshall Islands at $1000 a night which is ridiculous. Eneko is only $150 a night for the white beach hut you see in my photos. The islands are right next door. Apparently because she has a chef who has a Michelin star she can charge whatever. I'll be happy with my Maggi noodles in my beach hut thanks looking at the exact same view.
Then it was back to the main island but first we had to pick up a fridge. The ride back was bumpy so the guy had to hold onto the fridge for dear life otherwise both were going for a swim. My walk back to the hostel was better than my walk in the morning because the sun dried up all the puddles. I wanted to visit Laura beach which is at the tip of Majuro atoll but unless I paid for an expensive taxi ride there and back for what people say are not so nice things about the beach being dirty etc I decided to skip it. I thought about visiting another island, Arno is particular but they only have boats sailing there Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. So no luck there either. I'm happy to have visited Eneko. I really didn't like Majuro. Nowhere nice to walk or just look around. So Eneko was a lovely visit that made my visit to Marshall Islands worthwhile.
