Majuro Atoll is a ring of about 64 small islands, but most people live on a connected strip of land called the D-U-D, named after the three main towns joined together: Delap, Uliga and Djarrit. You can drive the length of it in about twenty minutes, with water on both sides the whole way.
The harbour at Majuro is one of the busiest in the Pacific. Big fishing boats come in to unload their catch, and smaller boats zip across the lagoon carrying people between communities. From the harbour you can sometimes see tuna jumping in the water just outside the reef.
Majuro has the country's main market, where you can buy fresh fish, breadfruit, pandanus fruit and locally made crafts including stick charts and woven baskets. The market is loudest early in the morning when fishing boats bring in their overnight catch.
Despite being a small island capital, Majuro is full of life. Children walk to school past the lagoon every morning. In the evenings, families gather on the waterfront to watch the sunset turn the lagoon orange and pink.