Inn on the Bay
Travel Blogs from Agat
Into the Deep Again - for two more days
... boat – locked in their shed – but they don’t operate that way. Also, it seems as if most of their Japanese divers are good for one day. Apparently a lot of the tourists from Japan come down for a shopping weekend or a shopping and diving 2 or 3 days so they don’t really have more than one day to dive. At least at this marina, I spotted a large water barrel as we exited the boat and we were able to ...
Guam
... at Jeff's Pirates Cove when he was hiding in the nearby caves. At the restaurant, we are served a sampling of Charmorro favorites: barbecue chicken, barbecue pork ribs, chicken kelaguen, and fish kelaguen. Kelaguen is similar to the South American ceviche; a pickling marinade of lemon juice, coconut, green onions, salt, and red chilies is used to marinade the meat. ...
Guam
Guam
This long awaited shopping stop finally arrived. Guam is an American protectorate and the American influence is everywhere.
When we moored all passengers had to front up for an immigration face to face check, even those passengers who had no intention of setting foot on Guam. However, it was very well organised and proved pretty painless.
As the port is home to the American Marines, security was strict, and only ...
A short stint
Guam is quite a blur to me really, because we had an overnight flight from Palau only to arrive with about 4 hours of sleep. I was able to sleep in the airport terminal and was back asleep before the plane hit the tarmac... It might be the only time in my life I will sleep more than Melissa on a flight (She woke up on landing and I didn't). We then drove to the hotel where ...
Guam - Day #3
... seen another visitor yet.) It was a scenic ride down, and I was deposited below two sets of waterfalls with paths and suspended rope bridges surrounding them and their pools. I explored the natural setting and snapped a lot of photos, and found another path through the jungle that ended at the mouth of a cave -- as the final battles of World War II were being fought, three Japanese soldiers retreated into this jungle to avoid capture ...