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Postcard from Marshall Islands

Posted on April 17, 2014 in Dean Eldridge   

If I wasn’t convinced before, I definitely am now, I live the most privileged life, especially one that an adventurous Paramotor pilot could wish for. Since the last scribble, not only have I been one of only a few to have ever ventured around the postcard perfect Seychelles Islands but even fewer have been to the exotic and mystical Myanmar with their flying gear and now my ventures have brought me once again to the incredibly remote Marshall Islands and to everyone’s knowledge here, I seem to be the only one who’s ever gone skywards in this independent island republic with a propeller on his back!

As if it couldn’t get any better, permission was also given to fly from the International Airport on the atoll and capital of Majuro, enabling me to capture not only the incredible remoteness and fragility of these Islands whose highest peak is a mere 2m above sea level(!) but also the amazing diversity of colours in the crystal clear waters below.

I’m now on board one of the famous Indies Traders (http://www.indiestrader.com) surf/dive live-aboard boats traveling with a fresh group of top Brazilian surfers/kiteboarders. Filming these guys/girls was always going to be a challenge for me, not only with the aquatic ‘terrain’ beneath my feet but also with frequent storms and strong winds and minuscule take-off areas. Sometimes it’s necessary to wait until low tide to gain use of an exposed sandbar but I have to be very wary of not flying too long lest there be nowhere to land on my return! We’re going to be in the Marshall’s for another week before making an incredible voyage from here to Fiji on the lookout for the most remote, undiscovered surf and dive locations ever encountered and for me that means flying locations too…

As always, my flying kit gets so much attention and the craftsmanship and design of the Zenith chassis along with it’s incredible portability always gets rave reviews. It’s also standing the test-of-time as an adventure/expedition flying machine and despite continually being assembled and dismantled, shoved into corners and tight spaces and always being around a salty air environment, it looks amazingly well for the service it’s provided. It won’t look new by the end of the trip but I’m confident it’ll get me all the way through.

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