More Pictures from around Guam

We haven't been too active lately, it's been raining daily. I have an interview with the local aquarium, Underwater World, on Wednesday next week for a diver/aquariumist. I'm super excited! I may get to swim all day with the sharks, rays, reef fish, etc and feed, clean, play with them!
Here are pics from the last couple of weeks.


A view from a boonie stomp where I busted my knee up.



It was only about a 200 foot drop to the crushing surf of the Pacific.

Really neat blow hole

This is an ancient Chamorro tool used for grinding food.

The Betelnut It's like a nicotine nut. Pretty gross with a numbing sensation

The practice is to crack the nut in half then wrap the leaf around it, chew on it sort of like chewing tobacco.

Fuji-ichiban! a 24 Hr. Ramen joint.


Fara and Jakobe on one of our beach hikes


This was my first attempt at climbing a coconut palm.

At the top picking my coconuts, one for each of us!

Coming down the palm, concentrating hard. It looked a lot higher once I got to the top!

The prized coconut!

Me eating the young coconut I harvested, and Jakobe carefully opening his.

Opening the coconut, Jakobe was able to keep his completely intact so we were able to drink the milk. I busted both of mine open.


Jakobe and Fara at the War in the Pacific memorial

MMmmm Spam and egg sushi!! Only on Guam.

The Champagne of Beers!

Living the High Life, thanks to Miller!

Hafa Adai, Welcome to Guam, Boonie Stomping and Spelunking

I made it to Guam, aka Guahan.  It's been two weeks and I've had a blast hanging out with Jakobe and Fara.  There are tons of hiking trails, I have a book of the best 44, lots of waterfalls and caves to explore.  The views around the island are amazing.  Here are some of the pics.

Everyone out one of the first nights

Fara on our first hike to Sigua Falls, we got pretty lost!

We could see the falls, but getting there was tricky



This was on an excursion to the south of the island with Jakobe to Inarajan



This is a shot across Pago Bay, looking directly to Jakobe's place.

Jakobe and I decided to go spelunking a couple of days.. Great fun!






These were the best caves yet. There was an underground lake we swam in! It was so dark we used candles for light.

Setting up candles on the roach mound.


That's me at the top of the mound. It was so slick with mud and rocks, I had no shoes.

I kicked a big rock. Good shot for Jakobe though!

Motor Bikes and Leaving the Philippine Islands

Well it was a great last day in the islands of the Philippines. Filip (click to see his blog) and I rented motor bikes and toured the island of Panglao, Bohol. It was great, we felt like celebrities riding through the small villages. I think we were the first 'white' people some of them had ever seen.
The next day I flew to Manila and stayed the night with the family again. They took so many pictures of me with everyone that night it was crazy. I also had another chance to try Balut. HA just kidding. It's not the balut, it's called Pinoy. They couldn't tell me exactly what it was, but it looked like just a soft boiled egg with only the whites. There was no yolk. They told me it was a dud, and it was supposed to be all yolk. It wasn't that good either way!