Guam Airport Hotel

... for more blogs this month as Im gonna try and dive as much as I can before I leave. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I can feel it to! Going from 86 to 36 degrees is going to be a blast! <br><br>BTW.. I also had a chance while joe was finishing his class to check out some WWII spots around the dive harbor. I found some old Japanese "pillboxes" made around a little peninsula. They covered them with rocks and set them up to try and ...

... different experience then with someone else. It was very peaceful and still exhilarating at the same time. The whole 5 hours of hiking was completely silent and just leaves you to your own thoughts and world. The quiet brings out a lot more wildlife to and gives you more of a chance to really notice everything around you. For example.. Ive heard stories about these "Moniter Lizards" here which are huge lizards that are really quick and very rarely seen. Ive been ...

... taking it apart and all the fun stuff..... After setting up our gear we all lined up along about a 10 foot concrete wall that separated the ocean pool and the land and jumped in, holding our masks and regulators so we wouldnt lose them. we then snorkeled out a bit until our first confined dive spot and switched to breathing through the regulator. The water was pretty clear before we got in lol but since we all kicked up a lot of sand at first it was hard to see but you could make ...

Today we returned to the Good Old USA. Yes, here on the other side of the water we entered American territory. We are in Guam part of the Mariana Islands. The United States has three large bases here in Guam. It is also an import tourist location for the Japanese. It is just a short three hour flight from Japan to Guam and thousands make the flight here to enjoy this little gem in the Pacific. We are here only for a short period. The ship docked at 11 ...

I lost a day between Hawaii and Guam. It was a pleasant flight (I was in first class for both trips.) Gee, I think they were afraid we would starve between Hawaii and Guam. Met up with Brianne and we are off to Manila. It was a completely booked flight and I am back in the back of the plane - sigh-.

... appreciation for cultural differences. It is great. Hopefully one day you will decide to venture into one of these expeditions either as a student, scientist or as a tourist. It does not really matter as long one is open to learn, that is the key we learn everyday and I hope this semester you will learn about geology and about our planet.... at the end of the day this is our only home and we need to take care of it.

... point of meeting for the scientific crew composed of 12 scientists , 9 from Japan and 3 from the USA. I have personally met the chief scientist before in a professional conference. We travel for about 24 hours to get to our destination "Godzilla". By the way the ship is beautiful, with state-of-the-art facilities, every single cabin has its own TV, refrigerator, email connection and nice and ...

... pointy nosed fishy that stared me down and was practically stalking me. The water was pretty clear (until divers or snorkelers stirred it up) and sea life was abundant. My favorite place was a little private beach near Ipan Beach Resort on the East Coast. The bay is tiny and the reef is very easily accessible. The water is smooth and shallow and there were plenty of cool fish (where I saw the sea dragony things and the urchins). Another cool place is ...

... picked me up, there were about 4 other people who were from Hong Kong. Once I came up, that guide asked me if I wanted to cancel my half day tour. I was a bit confused so I asked her why I would do that. She said "oh you wouldn't? Then you will have to join with these 4 people". I said I wouldn't mind at all. We went to have breakfast at King's first. The food was OK. Then we went off to see a few places. Needless to say, that lady explained everything ...

... see in the video. All of the helicopter stuff you see in the videos were taken during underway replenishment. The person sliding down the flight deck is AME3 Phillips, and she slid that way because she was taking an officer with her during an aircraft launch and was slightly out of position when the jet took off. The exhaust of an EA-6B points down and away from the aircraft. This is unlike the shiny new F-18, or the venerable F-14 (before they went away ...