I started my Saturday right with a nice little fundraising 5k run at a Catholic School called St. Francis. I’ve not been as disciplined with my running as I was for January’s fun at Disney. This run I made the classic newbie mistake of going out too fast and ended up hurting by the second mile. I did run into a few of the people I worked with during the week. They thanked me for supporting their school.
Next, I started a road trip around the island, basically stopping anywhere that looked interesting. There were a great many War in the Pacific national park locations. It was fascinating to see some of the old WW2 era Anti-Aircraft guns as well as long range Canons.
After that I found myself looking out from a mountainside view of the BAKǺNAN CETTI overlook.
Then after a few more miles of driving, I took a random swim off the Merizo Pier. This is a location I have seen in every YouTube video of Guam of random people jumping into the Ocean. I met a family of Chamorro locals who were having an impromptu “biggest splash” competition and invited me to join in. Ben (red shirt in photo), a man of considerable size and a DJ at night, showed me up quite well. I am so proud of myself and this has been my favorite adventure so far this year…it was super spontaneous and I met some really cool people in the process!
For my final stop of the day I visited the Latte Festival on Talafofo bay, as recommended by my new friends at the place I have been working all week. This is a celebration of Chamorro history and culture. It features a river cruise, local food, arts, and performances (+Historical reinactments).
All in all it was a great day of adventure for me and a great way to unwind from the work week. I earned myself a nice sunburn too (that always happens)!
