There I watch the sun set into the western Pacific ocean. Stunning beauty out there at the horizon. Forever just beyond reach. A rainbow's end beauty that forever eludes the grasp of Chuuk. I pass through a set of iron gates and enter a garden apparently off-limits to the Chuukese.
Manicured lawns fall away to golden beaches on an azure lagoon.
Coconut palms rise from the lawns shading the gardens. Buildings of dark wood blend into their surroundings, walkways swoop and dive across the lawns. A security guard eyes me warily. I retire to a gazebo by the beach and watch the sun set once again into the western lagoon. I note that the gazebo serves Steinlager, a high quality draft in an iced stein.