The 4th continued

The first picture is the spot Magellan landed in Guam. He stopped in Guam on one of his trips around the globe and then he stopped in Fiji after us and they killed him. The Picture of me Lete and Bubba is at an old spanish fort with its old cannons. The picture of Lete with the white statue is the sad monument for Magellan. We drove back and forth trying to find it and it was actually at the first place I stopped. It was well hidden and not very big considering its a monument for Magellan. I mean the monument for the pope that visited is like huge and even rotates (well it used to until it broke and no one will fix it) so yeah I guess world history isn't seen as important here!!!. The picture with Daniel and the coconut is Daniel getting a coconut for me. We finally found a coco palm short enough to get one without climbing. My mother had to help me peel it. it was very difficult the green stuff on the outside is extremely strong. The last picture is of my mum and Lete sitting on the painted stone showing Talofofo Falls. We didn't get to go there because when we went they were closing and you have to pay to get in to hike to it which is dumb. So maybe later daniel and I will go with the kids and hike it. We didn't get to see the famous replica cave of Yokoi the Japanese soldier who survived for 30 something years here without being found. The day was really fun.

On another note my mother and sister left Sunday evening and monday morning the rainy season began. It is pouring right now still and the thunder last night was so loud!! I think it is because of the Ocean because I have never heard it that loud anywhere. Well thats all for now. We are fine here.

Oh I forgot I think our camera really is broken now so I am not sure when you will see more pictures. It does funny things and puts lines all over the picture and shows no part of the picture and a new camera is not on the list of stuff we plan to get in the next few weeks so the next pictures of Eva and Alexander might be of her really old looking instead of newborn looking.

Miriam

Our 4th of July

Well my mother and sister left on Sunday and it is Tuesday today. On Friday we drove around the Island and saw some of the sights. Here are some of the pictures. I will upload some more later but there are internal errors or something. The first picture is of some old Japanese World War II guns. The second is at the same place but with Alexander and my mother. The third and forth are of my mother and Daniel and Alexander riding on a water buffalo. His name is Frank. THere are what the Spanish brought to Guam hundreds of years ago and there are still quite a few on the Island today. I was not daring enough to ride, neither was Lete but everyone else did. Then the last picture is on Lete took when we stopped on the side of the road. We are sad that my mother and Lete are gone but glad that they came. They were such and big help for me so I will really miss them. Alexander cried a lot when he realised that they were gone but he is doing better now.

I will have to blog more later but those are some of the sights we saw on Friday the 4th of July ( we didn't see any fireworks).

Miriam

Last Week

Last week we went and saw some things. We went to Pirates cove and they have a whole bunch of those wooden cut out stick you head in it things. The first picture is of my mother with Alexander. The Next picture is at the Hilton nature trail where Daniel works. We went to try to see some blue starfish from the little cliff but none were out that day. Then we trekked to Gun Beach on Saturday. It wasn't that much of a hike, but you see a lot on the little hike and its kind of steep in some places. Alexander was in a pack on Daniel's back so that is why he isn't in this picture. The last two pictures are on Eva in her new church dress that her Amma gave her (Amma means grandmother in Icelandic). We have been doing a lot and will probably slow it down. We are hoping to get a drive around the Island in before they go. Daniel works on the 4th so we can't do it that day but we will see. We will need to go see Yokoi cave ( I am sure I spelled that wrong) Thats the cave where the Japanese Soldier lived for 30 years after WWII because he didn't want to get caught and tortured. Then we still need to go and see the Magellan site. He stopped here on his last trip. After Guam he went to Fiji where he was killed. So we have been having fun but taking breaks everyday in between.

Our Day in Agana

We went out sight seeing, at Chamorro village, the latte stone park and the marina. We took some pictures. This was somewhat of a historical look at Guam. The big stones on top of others are ancient stones from the chief houses in Guam from before the Spanish even got here. Just some pictures for you to enjoy.

Our first day at the Beach with Hera, Lete and Eva

Yep this was our first time at the beach. Alot of fun but the water was much more murky than we have ever seen it.

Eva and us