Finally, the Guam pictures...!

OK, so we arrived on Guam July 7th. We got set up in a room in the Hilton. Here's the view from our room...












A view of the beah (this area is called Tumon Bay)

Looks pretty overcast and rainy, huh? During the "rainy season" (July to December) it seems to rain for about 30 minutes at a time, then stops for about and hour and then it starts raining again. This goes on over and over and over again.

Here we are driving on to the Navy base (or "Big Navy" as the locals call it) to start our check-in process

That thing hanging on the fence is a snake trap...seriously. And they're everywhere on base!











Here's a view from Pago Bay Overlook on the east side of Guam. That's the Pacific Ocean in the background. Way to the right and about 6000 miles away is California.

Here's a picture of our house. Notice the fully fenced-in yard...oh, and thankfully it was already painted bright yellow, just like we've always wanted.

Our yard...the owner of the house plansto do some landscaping work. Right now it's just weeds and rocks...

Inside the (Guam) Casa de Whaley...

This is where people get food...notice the bananas...

...and the corridor to...

...our messy bedrooms...!

Seriously, I had just cleaned this room when a typhoon came through and wrecked it...

Plenty of storage room...

This is our "hood"

Here's a view of the terrain as seen across the road from our house...

Scott's ship...the mighty SEQUOIA!

Here's Jenn's station..you can see the 25-foot boats they use for doing law ebforcement and search-and-rescue.

Yes, it is odd they aren't already in the water (you're very observant). The Coast Guard station doesn't have a dock for their boats. They have to pull the boats behind a big truck to the marina on the Navy base to launch the boats. In case you've ever wondered what ever happens to all that money the government gives to the military...it doesn't go to the Coast Guard...

Another picture of the station...

This is where Jenn works when the boats are out of the water...

...and the cozy little break-room for relaxing...

So, there's a park about a half-mile down the road from the house we are renting. This is a view from the park.

Another view from the park...

Again, a view from the park. Beautiful, isn't it? That part of the ocean you see in the background is the Phillipine Sea

And this is what the locals refer to as a "caribou" (pronounced care-uh-bow). We've seen them tied to trees around the island. Apparently, they're moved from one area to another to clear vegetation.

I've got fifty bucks that says Randi can take this thing down in less than 10 minutes...silly herbivores.