One Sabbath afternoon a couple weeks ago we hiked to the top of Mt. Lam Lam. Actually we only hiked to the top of the "tourist summit". I guess the real summit is about 30 feet higher. It was the first time we really had that small island feel - we could see ocean to the east, west, and to the south! This is tallest spot on the island at 1334 ft. phew and some say the highest in the world (if you count where its base is in the Marianas trench it is 37172 feet!!!).
There is a tradition where every Easter a cross is brought to the top of the mtn. Here is our hiking group at the top:
Both of us have enjoyed a chance to have some extra time together in our schedules. This gives us the time to get a little diving in during the week sometimes! Here Erika is getting ready to dive at "fish eye" - although tourist-ized it feels like diving in someone's aquarium!
Our Subby is also settling in here, here are her new plates...(ahh, now we can drive crazy and blend in with the local traffic)
We have really enjoyed having the Visschers here - Jonathan & Scott were classmates during dental school, and the 4 of us were friends & climbing buddies in Cali -- Jonathan & Debra moved here in August. We are now also neighbors! It has been wonderful :)Well, here we all went out to celebrate Debra's birthday at the local Planet Hollywood (??!!!) Happy Birthday Debra!!
We have also sampled more local-flare dining. Last week we went with our friends the Woods - to Top of the Mar. It is a Navy-operated restaurant only open to the public on Thursday evenings for (Scott's fav)... Mongolian Grill!
it boasts an absolutely beautiful vista and a perfect place to watch the sunset --afterwards torches are lit as the sun disappears
It is a set price per plate so of course I (Scott) had to put as much as possible on my plate!(it was impressive!)
Arrrrr! (for Visscher)... This past weekend we had a day-after-Valentines outing to Jeff's Pirates Cove for dinner. We are working on ticking off a recommended-Eats list that our friend Mike Mercado compiled for us. Unfortunately he and his family are away from Guam at this time....Mike was deployed to Afghanistan this past summer....we are all eagerly awaiting the Mercado family's return this year!
Well, thank you Mike for the recommendation ~~there's nothing like siting next to the ocean, with wonderful company and great food!
(We can't wait to share dinner here with you Mike & Gemma)
Ah...and a new hobby....the sunset picture on our blog heading above displays our new acquisition - yes, we have acquired a sailboat. I know...some of you may be shaking your head knowing our sailing-expertise! :) She is a 1970 Bristol 29, sadly sitting for 5 years and it is going to take a little muscle to scrub her clean. Last weekend Gordon Garner (very very grateful for his help!) and I (Scott) got the little diesel inboard running and this weekend Erika & I spent some time cleaning - 5 years of mold, dust, etc... Next weekend we plan on moving her to a slip down further south in Agat. Hopefully we'll get her sailing soon! (we'll keep you updated!!)
