The loop of road around the Chamorro Lagoon is 1.6 kilometers, or just about one mile. Thus laps of the lagoon are mile laps. Cars drive slowly and carefully, there is none of the threat of imminent death that comes with running on the roads of Pohnpei, Chuuk, or Guam. Yapese take to keep their culture alive also means that the visitor must be particularly aware that one is a guest. Wait for an answer to a question, do not suggest one.
Foreigners tend to jump into silences all too rapidly.
Yap has a flat rolling quality to its terrain, although there are some steep slopes up north of Colonia. The center of Tamil-Gagil is relatively treeless and open. One evening my wife and I were enjoying a superbly done meal in a penthouse restaurant in Colonia. Nearby were dive visitors who had spent a spectacular day under the aquamarine waters of Yap. My wife noted that they all seemed to talk at the same time, and that the chaotic noise rose and fell quite cyclically.