Nan Madol - the mysterious and ancient city of Pohnpei - FSM - Ep. 52 Hilma Sailing 

I like your presentation. I have one thing most experts ignore to consider, After many years of taking High School students to Nan Madol for field trips, I made my own study based on my observation of the sight. Our early field trips were by boat. Approaching the island form the ocean I noticed the view the island to be sloping down to the sea. One thing that comes to my mind that the Island of Temwen was once had a mountain of uprising basalt rocks like one overlooked the bay, similar to Puse en Malek located by the COM-FSM campus. Years later, we used buses to get to the site. To justify my curiosity, I continued to study and observe the site. I noticed two things. Approaching Temwen from the bridge, the elevation was steep. Reaching the landing site, I noticed a slope extended from the northern border (close to the pathway down to the Nahs) to the southern border down to the sea. You can see remnants of basalt rocks and boulders lying and not yet reached the site down to the reef. I got hold of the map of Temwen. One thing strikes me is the physical structure and formation of the Island Temwen. I studied the topographical map of the area and especially the elevation profile...... I noticed what supported my curiosity to perfectly fit the puzzle to come up with my own theory beside what Islanders held in their legend. And that, there was once a mount of basalt rocks similar to the one standing over the bay. The rocks were mined for the construction to its current sloping topography, from the northern side (overlooking the current Nahs) down to the northern tip of Nan Madol Powe and likewise to the southern slope to the end of Nan Madol Pah. My new theory can be proven correct from where they got those huge basalt rocks used to construct the entire complex. I am pursuing to prove my theory.

Oh how I wish to have the Island traditional leaders watch this video...I know by heart that they'll get those (corrupt officials) who by greed, disgraced the very soul of Pohnpeian existence.."Wahu" "Respect"! This is perhaps the best latest video release so far. Thank you for visiting our island.

Just some FYI: A large number of islanders (from Pohnpei) have seen this video and they are PISSED at how you were treated. Your video has made a difference. Good luck, friends.

This shit makes me very happy! My yapese people stand up 🙏🏾

Thank you for visiting my Island, this video makes me miss home big time. It’d be nice if you guys had a better guide. Anyways love this video and again thank you for visiting our island and showing the world our beautiful island. Kalahngan and kaselelie( Thank you and Good bye!)

Sorry about the inconveniences and the over-charging of services! But thanks for visiting our island.

I’m very glad u guys visited my homeland . This is where I came from . NanMadol is where my house located . I’m from Temwen, NanMadol .

Thank you (Hilma Sailing) for your post on Pohnpei. There were a few variations of information on Pohnpei that were often misrepresent us, especially on Nan Madol. The real ones have stood against the scientific claims and time. I enjoyed your presentation and appreciate your kind depiction of my island, however; apologize for the beetle nut spitting incident.

Super interesting rock wall design. I’ve never seen (or at least noticed) layers of standard small rocks tied together with long solid pillar like rocks.

Super cool place! Thanks for sharing. I think those small doors could be waterways for when the water level rose, allowing it to flow in a balanced manner to prevent flooding. I may be wrong though.

Thanks folks for coming to our corner of the world to visit Nan Madol, the ever mysterious and magical marvel of the world.

I’ve been away for 15 years and never got the chance to see those beautiful places.

@Hilma Sailing thank you for the video, this is the most up to date video I’ve seen so far... I actually grew up in this village and I’ve been to the ruins countless times... I miss this place

That was a very good and interesting video, thank you so much!

the bamboo whisker pole was amazing!

What a wonderful life and such a Beautiful couple, You guys are great, a dream come true!

Vikings had low door to keep the warmth in the house and make the head of unwanted guests present it self for an easy chop with a svord or axe.

Oh my god!!! I’m so sorry for what our officers do.

I admire your adventurous spirit, so brave and skilled. That was almost piracy that you were charged to go ashore! Huh...I lived on ponapae island as a child in the late 60's. There were no roads to nan madol then. The boat trip was rugged, I was told, so I never saw it. Kusaie was my favorite island. I think you'll be treated well there if you ever go again. Thanks for sharing.❤

I’m glad you visited our home, but disappointed at how the authorities were. Hope you really enjoyed nonetheless

Thanks for the tour // stay safe

Hi from 🇨🇦.Thanks for the video. I been following your channel for awhile now ,it was recommended to me since I was subscribed to Ran sailing. I hope you both are staying safe and well.

Great vid ya'll, very fascinating, good job on the whisker pole.

Overall, amazing video! God bless you both!

Very Beautiful ☺👍

The nun model video was fantastic thank you so much for the time and effort that you put into it you're both beautiful people

did u know that the city dwells with people that have the techinique of stay underwater for months, remind me of mermaids, love the video...

How did I miss this channel 🙄🙄 but...yeahhhh found now

Tack för en fin video! Nan Madol är nu på min lista över platser jag måste besöka innan jag dör :P

Chewing bettlenut is a way of life. It is like a caucassian smoking or an ethiopian drinking coffee in the morning. Same exact kinda high or euphoria. And by the way, that place is a sacred place and i believe you'll probably get better information from an elderly villager.

❤️my HOMELAND

Hi..I'm also from Pohnpei and i really like your videos..I hope you guys like our country...I really missed my homeland which means "Pohnpei691...peace out

Fun video. Thanks from Central Florida, USA

Really nice video! I found you guys through Nan Madol. My moms family is originally from Yap and Nauru so Im looking foward to your video of Yap✨️💕🙏

I'm so sorry 😞 but beautiful video. I miss my home island 😭

Very nice place to be ,beautiful. Many thanks for sharing 🌊⛵ ❤️ 🌅

Thank you for sharing your sailing stories and sadly for the experience with the pohnpei official and their so call fees. Missed my home but more disappointing to hear the bad hospitality

I’m sorry you guys had a bad experience with them officials in Pohnpei! Not all of us are like that.

On behalf of my fellow countrymen you encountered in pohnpei, I apologize for any unprofessional/unpleasant situations you may have encountered. As for the betelnut, not all Pohnpeians chew it.

That’s pretty sad how you got ripped off! I love Pohnpei, but the last time I was there was back in ‘93/‘94, the people were really nice, and would take care of you, but time has changed. I know this video is 2 years old, but next time check out Palau, Guam, and Saipan (CNMI) 🙏🏻☺️

That's the prison.thats why the doors are so low.the cemetery is on another island.if only your sailboat can navigate the shallows so you can see all the islands

Nice video guys.thanks from florida

🇧🇷 gigantes no tempo pré dilúvio

I feel sorry your tour guide's have less knowledge about their own country especially Nan Madol. What you read in the wikipedia is pretty much accurate. Officers should be ashamed and people who bribe should be dealt with, but I enjoyed your video and glad you liked our country

OMG the dog looks like a dog I had when I was a teenager, his name was Rasputin. I miss that dog. I wish to retire to a place like this, a lot of nature, beach, calm and peaceful.

Awesome video of a very remote area.

Love the puppy!

Nice video and I am truly sorry for what happen in Pohnpei.

Home missing it so much

Muito bom o relato que vocês fizeram! Lugar lindo e muito interessante!

Nice sailing guys...

That dog is so damn cute!! 😀😀👍🏻

Hey Guys! Funny to see ourselves and the Foxy Lady there! Where are you guys now and what are the plans? How sweet was that whisker project and great that it held out so long! Good job! I'm back in Holland working offshore again to fill the cruising kitty. Should be heading back to pick up the Lady in the Philippines somewhere next year and head out for a year or so if all goes well. I still keep in touch with Rockstar a lot and Danny is planning to head to Asia as well next season. Jennifer is back in Stockholm working as a dentist again and Remco is also here in the Netherlands. He and Marlz are still very much in love though so don't be surprised if he F's off to the States :) Next time you pass thru maybe not skip all these small islands, we had a blast like you did in Woleai (I saw tommy :P) especially in the smaller places! Don't mention it to the authorities though because you are right, they just make it far to difficult and expensive for us lowly poor cruisers ;) Hope to hear from you! Peace!

I'm so sorry to hear about your sad experience in pni about all the rip offs from those officials with all the fees. I'm from lamotrek one of the small atolls in yap. I'm curious to know which island you both stopped at? Was it interesting to find our yapese cultures and traditions a little strange from the other states? Hope you enjoyed your short stay in the outerisland of yap. God bless and be safe out there.

There's a documentary you can watch about that Nan model

My pohnpie is so beautiful i miss my homeland

The reason the doorways are small is for the fact that when entering a place of worship or a kings place we must crawl on all fours. It is a sign of humility & respect.

It makes me sad that you didn't get the full experience of my home. I could have arranged for you to meet with the king and much more.

Nice trip guys

9:51 in my mind the rocks just moved downward. As it’s an island so soil grains are saturated by water. Due to sea earthquake, liquefaction happen

The city was supposedly built by these giant sorcerers that levitated the basalt into place and it is also said that it was built on top of an even older city.

I am curious to know if the Covid-19 has hindered your mobility? Are there any restrictions to sailing from one point to another or finding suitable moorage?

Wow! such a good experience you lived... Nan madol seemed incredible to me! Thanks for taking me there.. greetings from Mexico! PD. YOU OUGHT TO VISIT MEXICO 🤗

Love your videos

I watch the video that put forth the theory that Nan madol was the edge of an ancient continent that is now under the ocean looking out what's there where it's at all the factors that makes the most sense to me it was part of a empire that was sitting on a continent even with Easter Island I think they said the continents named was mu

Great video! Good luck!

So sorry about your experience with the Pohnpeian authorities, I was surprised when you said you had to pay a fee. I’m not exactly sure what fee that is or where that fee is going, there are sadly corrupt people in positions of authority that shouldn’t be. Your tour guides were also a bit disappointing if I’m being honest

The next time you visit a sacred place like Nan Madol, be sure to know its full back ground before entering. You totally offended a lot people from the assumptions you publicly narrated about the aspects of its historical concepts. One example is the doors you mentioned. They were not built for three foot walking people. They were build that way so those inhabitants back in the days crawl instead of walking right through in the presence of a ruler. Choose a better tour guide when visiting an important place of a country to avoid what your disgracefully showing on your RU-vid channel about Nan Madol.

I was following your voyage around the world and suddenly you stop to upload the excelent videos . What happens? I wish the best for you two.

Home sweet home. #HOMESICK

Nice vidz guyz.. Have u been philippines? Keep safe and more journey to come..

Parabéns pelo trabalho! Like BR

Me gusto mucho ver su odisea…

I miss my homeland 🙏

❤

How could you not go for a swim at the falls?

Miss my home

I miss my place😔

Wow, im micronesian i live in pohnpei....kaselehlie means hello😁

Was it really the cleanest of the islands you saw? Or just the trail to the waterfall? I'm contemplating visiting some Pacific islands this autumn after travel bans lift.

There is a video by National Geographic with Albert linn also ancient Aliens did a piece on the construction on nan madol lol… thanks for the video

The ones who built Nan Madol and the Vikings were the same people. Why they had short doors. There was a real account of a large sea serpent/dragon shipment alongside the Fijian Drua canoes from Fiji to West Katau then Katau to build Seun Nen Leng(reef of heaven)/ Nan Madol. That same idea of dragon/serpent boats were taken to Asia, America and Europe. Where the front long neck if their ship shaped like a dragon or serpent. But it was a real account where a real large sea serpent/dragon called Fiti Pul(Fiji Bul) by Pohnpeians., had the log basalt magmetic stones strapped on her back. While the rest of the magnetic stones were shipped by the Drua(Fijian double hulled canoes),from Moturiki reef Fiji to West Katau via Pohnpei Micronesia. Names still lives on Moturiki island Fiji like Korovatu(stonefort), Korobaba(village built with structured fences), Vatulavelavesa(levitated sacred stones), Vatuwaqa levu(stones loaded on a big twin canoes), Vatuwaqa lailai(stones loaded on a smaller twin canoe),Delainawaqaibonu(on top of a serpent boat), Rabakanawa(ancestral name of Davetalevu Moturiki which was also the name of dragon in the Phillipines is Bakanawa)..Nakoronawa(floated village), Naivavada(a part of the Bakanawa canoe smaller im size than the Drua).Burotu( name of the Empire on the reef S.E of Moturiki, where the Nan Madol stones were shipped from). Burotu was also the 1st paradise land on the heart of Bulu(underworld beside Moturiki). Which used to be seen as an island partly physical nd partly spiritual floated at the southern waters of Fiji. But the Burotu stone fort Empire was based on Davetalevu-Vunuku reef of Moturiki..Known as the Pulotu Empire by Polynesian scholars, which once ruled Fiji nd the Pacific islands from the 1st century after Noahs flood till it was flooded and shipped away in the 8th century AD. During or within those decades of their reigned, they colonised the Pacific and the whole world started from Summeria, Persia, Greece, Egypt, Rome and finally to Anglo(England)/America known as the Vikings..Broken ancient potteries were even found on that Moturiki Fiji reef + a big black stone still sits on that reef to this day. Also 17000 ancient potteries were found on dryland Uluibau Moturiki. Which was the highest number of potteries found on all the Lapita sites of the Pacific.Wrongly assumed to have came from Taiwan. But their progenitor was the pre-flood male child rescued by God after the flood at Burotu/Vuniivilevu beside Moturiki island fiji. That was why Moturiki in the middle east of Fiji topped the whole Pacific as the highest number of Lapita potteries location. Instead of 1 of those west Pacific islands closer to Taiwan like Malaysia, Singapore, Phillipines, indonesia, PNG, Maluku(Mollucas islands), Anabau(East Timor), Solomon islands or Vanuatu. But Moturiki Fiji topped them all because they never come from Taiwan, it was some of them who sailed to Formosa(Taiwan) and settled Niumatou site of central Formosa(Taiwan). Niumatou is even a Fijian name at a reef of Davetalevu sea near Nananu(Tailevu), called Niumatou or Namatoutou..You can see the misunderstanding of those white scholars who twisted our history by saying that we come from Taiwan. But we never come from Taiwan, because it was our ancestors who went there and other parts of the world. Not the other way round. That Lapita potteries encrpted with concentric circles nd spiral images can even be seen in the Phillistines Gaza museum. Where the Peleset sea-people settled after their consistent attacks on Egypt, Middle East coastal countries and Greece. By trying to demolished the civilisation that they engineered nd architected. Because local people from those regions tried to claim their(Fijian sea people) works as their own. Out of that 17000 potteries of Moturiki, only 92 resembled the Lapita potteries of Fiji and the Pacific. Within that 92 it had covered the 4 migrational patterns found incompleted on other Lapita sites of Fiji . So that means they were all lived together in Moturiki Lomaiviti, Fiji at some point. The rest of the 1608 potteries found on that 1 single site of Uluibau Moturiki were unmatched. Because they came through the Burotu Empire trades nd businesses from around the world. Moreover there were 89 Lapita sites in total on the Moturiki region. Their 90th site was that Burotu Empire stone fort on that Moturiki reef Fiji. About 60 % of Nan Madol stones were found out scientifically to be magnetic and foreign stones to Pohnpei. While only 40% were taken from the Pohnpei quarry over the mountains of Pohnpeii. Those 60% magnetic stones were shipped from the Burotu Empire stone city of Davetalevu-Vunuku reef, Moturiki island Fiji. So the next time you go to Pohnpeii tell them to stop overcharging you guys. Because Nan Madol was not theirs by origin but shipped over from the Burotu(Pulotu) Empire magnetic stone fort of Davetalevu to Vunuku , Moturiki reef, Fiji in the South Pacific.

I miss my beautiful pláče (Pohnpei)

Why didn't you guys stop at Kosrae?

A lots of Swedish ppl sailing the 5 seas. I guess the Vikings spirit still around. Farewell

Good movie👍👍.. but not most people know the story of the Nan madol ruin.. so not everyone can tell the story especially the young people.

Actually that was a jail in the middle of the first structure not a tomb.

The small islands outside of yap where you got the bananas and coconuts from are very very humble people, they are the nicest people in all of Micronesia, and they are known for going around the pacific on their small boats..if you are interested here is the link to PAPA MAU's story ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9IF8jCLxyAA.html

WOW , I simply fell in love .... She Is so goerges ,AND miid in carácter.... Hi Is a ver y lucky Man! Wish you well .AND no disrespect meant.

I think they cover the boats so there is less damage from the sun.

It looks like gunung Padang in west Java Indonesia

Those two are the worst guide ever...where the from?? How come they don't know how nan madol was built...damn

Anyone else familiar with Nan Madol from Graham Hancock "Fingerprints of the Gods" or "Magicians of the Gods"? At 40:00 Nan Madol. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KcPgIphDWGY.html

There were is cold??

Your efforts are admirable!

Aww yes the white man tax haha! Stoked to see the rest of your experience in Micronesia. The people are awesome.

I'm so ashamed of those officers. They shouldn't charge so much. My home is much more than those corrupt people. I'm sorry that your experience was made worse by these people.

Brasil love vcs

I am from Pohnpei but I never visit nan madol all my life growing up in Pohnpei😖

Hi Guys have you visit my Island Tongatapu 🏝