Garden Villa Tumon

... lot of sealife. We personally saw some pufferfish and another lionfish. Everyone elses fish stories included some Blacktip Reef Sharks, an Eagle Ray, a sea turtle and a school of Barracuda. Maybe next time! With such  a strong drift every group pretty much had different dives and completely different experiences. So I got a few cool pictures.. learning my camera a little more with each dive.. and another couple hours out in the Guam sun. Look ...

... night, preparing the brief, and watching the radar and flight for the first part of the sortie there was still plenty of daylight left to take advantage of. Made a quick trip to the gym (leg day) ... take note... do not do this before hiking.. bad idea.. and then headed out to the "little nay " territory to hike out to Double Reef Beach. I was on my own this time... but I really wanted to do this one and had a good guidebook so I just took off. Hiking on your own is a ...

... 1914 the Cormoran pulled into Apra Harbor off Guamwith only 50 tons of coal remaining. Due to both the very unstable relationships between Germany and the U.S., and that Guam also had a very limited amount of coal, the Guam Military Governor refused to supply the Cormoran with more than a token amount of coal, hence, she was forced into internment on Guam. Over the next two years the crew became guests of the Guamanians, and relations ...

... appear. When the father discovered this his daughter was gone, he told the captain that his daughter had been kidnapped by the Chamorro boy. The father, the captain and all the Spanish soldiers pursued the lovers up to the high cliff above Tumon Bay. The horsemen slowed down their pace as they neared the high peak because they saw that the lovers were trapped. The lovers know there was one thing left for them to do. The boy shouted a warning for the men to ...

... funny sign for the bathrooms I had to post up... they have funny words for things in the navy. Anyways once the path opened up, it was the most beautiful beach I had ever seen. Completely secluded, a shallow reef, amazing fish and lush vegetation with lots of palm trees. Jeremy and I snorkeled for about and hour until our time ran up and we headed back up to the base. Look for some blogs next week! My free time has been spent reading scuba material hoping to get certified this weekend

... ja kannattaa käydä vilkaisemassa, vaikka et itse Night Marketille ehtisikään. Ritidian Beach Jos jotain hiljaista paratiisirantaa etsit (niin kuin minä), niin tämä on ehdoton paikka. Tie on todella kuoppainen ja auton saat tässä hyvin helposti hajoitettua, mutta kannattaa silti pujoitella alas mäkeä perille asti. Ranta on nimittäin todella upea ja paljon hienoja perhosia lentelee joka puolella. Ikävä kyllä perhoset ei ole ainut asia mitä täällä lentelee, vaan ...

... rahalla jne. jne. Aika rento äijä oli kuitenkin tullissa onneksi tällä kertaa. Jos oli kone millä tultiin vanha ja likainen, niin samaa voi sanoa myös tästä Guamin lentokentästä, huh! Ei mikään sellainen tervetuloa paratiisiin fiilis tullut tästä. :-) Lupaavan lämmintä oli kuitenkin heti kentältä ulos astuessa ja 26 astetta näytti mittari vielä kello 1.30 aikaan yöllä! Oujes, nyt toimii! Muutenkin todella mahtava tunnelma olla taas ihan uudessa paikassa! Matkalle lähtiessä en ...

... are it would look a lot like Guam. The island has the high rise resort hotels, souvenir shops, upscale boutiques, lush greenery, and nice beaches of Maui while once you get off the beaches you'll find the beer joints, go-go bars, tattoo parlors, and nondescript strip malls of any community near a military base. It's just weird to see all of that in a small outpost so far out here in the Pacific!!! Our layover in Guam was only for twelve ...

... Discovery Channel specials!) CJ and I both popped an Airborne tablet and drank some green tea and crossed our fingers. I have to say a very grateful THANK YOU to Japan Airlnes! Yes, they lost my luggage, but it was delivered on the next flight to Guam the day after we arrived. They brought it to our hotel, and I also received $50 toward the replacement clothes I had to purchase to wear to work the ...

... the beautiful bay and out on the stars. My friends Ray (the dentist lieutenant) and Chris were both on duty, so I had the room to myself, but got bored, and went down to the lobby to do what most bored Americans do (eat). I got some sushi (good sushi, came with miso soup) and was about to sit down and read a book about Medal of Honor winners when some of the supply officers sauntered up and forced me to go to the Treebark Cafe (the outdoor bar) and drink with them. I ...