posted at 6p Thursday January 24, Guam time
As I was reviewing pictures, I realized I missed posting some stuff. Plus, I want a daily list of the stuff we’ve done so here goes (I’ll be able to post as long as Rick keeps Mallory occupied and vice versa).
We went to Two Lovers Point earlier this week (http://www.twoloverspoint.com/). We paid our $3 to get a view of Tumon Bay; there was a souvenir shop and all these buildings. The funniest thing is that in the travel book I have from back when my folks were here way back when shows a picture of Two Lovers Point and it is just a cliff that you can hike to (just like Talofofo Falls). I am going to try to scan some of this stuff to show you the comparison. It is just crazy.
Rick & Sam at Two Lover’s Point
Miss Mallory at Two Lovers Point. All the luggage tags and locks are the way people profess their never-ending love now, instead of taking a leap off the cliff.
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Last night we went to the Chamorro Village – it’s an open market thing held on Wednesday nights near downtown Hagatna – they have entertainment and food and all sorts of vendors, except beer…so we didn’t stay long. But we hung around long enough to watch some of the Chamorro dancers – and then a little blond-curly-haired girl started jamming along with them.
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There is a baseball field next to the Chamorro Village thing and the gates were open so we ventured in. There was a baseball team practicing – the Kia Tigers. After some research today, turns out they are a Korean baseball team, having spring training. It was HYSTERICAL to hear them all yelling at each other in Korean, calling the others off as they were shagging fly balls. Seeing as how they are the most successful team in Korean baseball, it was pretty cool to see them practicing. Go Tigers.
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There is an Air Force Base (www.andersen.af.mil) on the island, along with the Navy Base still here. We’ve been getting the military discount all over the place, no one seems to care that my dad was out of the military a hundred years ago. We met some guys the other night who are in the Navy, stationed in Japan, and here via ship for a few days. I had been beyond curious when I see other Americans – clearly this isn’t an easy trip to make so unless you were born here, why come here for a vacation? So I am now assuming that anytime we see any other Americans, it is because they are military.