The next stop on our underway was in Guam. As seen in the title, Guam prides itself on being the place "where America starts its day." We were 14 hours ahead of the east coast of the states. Although just a US territory, there is plenty of American pride in Guam. The culture is a huge mix of everything though. It seems like a cheaper and not as exotic version of Hawaii. There were many Japanese people there on vacation so probably a popular spot for them.
So unless you are big in to the party scene, Guam pretty much just offers shopping, beaches, and activities associated with the water. Since my buddy I hang out with is another married daddy, we just enjoyed some time in the sun and browsed some shops to get out of the heat!
Below is the first beach we happened upon. It is on Tumon Bay. We met some older locals there and chatted with them a bit about Guam and its history. Nice guys who of course invited us to party with them. Seems like all people do there! We just asked them to point us in the direction of some good food.
I tried to capture a beautiful sunset but both nights I was out there were clouds in the way. I thought the one below was still pretty cool looking though.
Below is my buddy Jason and I being silly at Two Lovers Point. There is a story to the point that is quite lengthy, but here is the summary. A girl's father was arranging her marriage to a rich boy and she was upset. She found a poor local that she feel in love with and when the father found out, he was outraged. The girl and the poor boy ran to this point being chased by the father and husband to be and once cornered, decided to jump together. Thus the name of the point. Now it is a beautiful lookout over Tumon Bay which you will see in the next few photos.
This is the spot we chose to hang out on the beach. There was a great cover of trees tuly making it feel like a tropical paradise. That way we could hide out from the sun when we weren't out in the water soaking up the rays!
I had to throw in this next picture. The day we pulled out from Guam, we had some special guests come out with us to perform a concert. Below is a shot of Smash Mouth playing in the hangar bay of the USS George Washington. Although they are a band that was popular back when I was in college, it is still cool that they came out and played. It was a good concert and a nice break from the every day grind.
Well, no more port visits for awhile since I will be at home in Japan with my family. Of course this is much better than any port visit and we have a whole new country to explore!!
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