Ohana Bayview Tamuning

... 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 ...

... a dive sale they do for a monthly customer appreciation day. Unfortunately they didn't have any real killer deals that weren't way out of my league as to what I can afford for dive gear. ( the cheapest gear packages were still around 900 dollars for low end stuff). However they did have a boat going out for 25 dollars so last minute we decided to grab some tanks and jump on it before it left the harbor. The 2 dives went out to "Blue and White", which is just outside the ...

... and both leaked in water and completely shutoff. I guess the pacific didnt agree with them too much. However, this one did real well and ive purchased a nice case and some things to take care of this case. Its a canon with an underwater housing and has taken some amazing pictures. I can't wait to take it wreck diving! <br> Both dives were pretty cool.. however it was the third time we have dove this spot and the visibility was a little poor. I did ...

... beach with beautiful views of the coastline and pure water.<br> The hike starts off in an area that says Private Land no Trespassing but hey its in a public hiking book right? So off we went. It took about a half hour to find the trailhead which started this ridiculous journey. Once we found the trailhead which was a spot that we had sat near several times, we saw a small hole in the trees that matched the description of the trail. This is ...

... At home, I update my weblog and when I lay in bed to watch my Ratatouille someone rings my 'computer bell'. The Girls! We chat and chat. Also to my, nononono, THEIR Jr. Afterwards, I talk to my brother, who has his new laptop. It was a great day: skydiving, beach, HRC but most of all: talking to the people I love! Yes, I admit: I do get a bit homesick and lonely, once in a while. Tomorrow, we leave for Chuuk. We go diving.

... day and there is a camera shop over the road: tick tock. We take the car! First we go over the road: they have our 'old' camera but not the underwater housing. A nice old Jew (the manager) presents us another camera: Father's Day special price: 435$ including housing. That is less than half of what our other cost. Since we have a car, we shop around some more but we do not find anything better and go and buy it: http://www.dpreview.com/news ...

... fat doesn't always do it for me. If they sold it in vacuum-packed portions it was coming home with me - I'd have fought off the most anal and stringent customs inspector if necessary. But it didn't end there - 2 huge ice-cream scoops of adobo-flavoured red rice, BBQ chicken, spicy pickled cucumbers (but they weren't pickles...yuck!), and 2 pita wedges. I was wondering who in the hell could possibly eat this "plate" to themselves when a 350-lb guy ...

... The story goes that a young Chamorro (local) girl was in love with another local but her father had promised her in marriage to a Spanish captain. When the captain hunted them down they braided their hair together and jumped to their deaths rather than give in to her father's wishes!

... and everything. We were stayed with them for 2 nights and got to see Hawaii from their perspective which was great b/c Jennifer lived there for 6 years when she was younger. We did an amazing hike got to do some wonderful snorkeling in a very famous cove as well as had spectacular food and the best fresh fruit. Thank you so much Jennifer and Paul for making our stay in Ohau so ...

... sponson two decks below my office, on the hangar bay level, and beheld an amazing sight. Caribbean green water surrounded the ship, as opposed to the deep blue of the ocean, and land jutted around us like knees out of bathwater! Only these knees would be covered with greenery, as is the rest of Guam, an island I would call "Hawaii for Beginners." Since we mostly worked and onloaded stores (pallets/crates) most of the afternoon, I will spare you those painfully slow hours ...