With this change of weather, we had a going away BBQ for another PIC employee, however this one didn't have any foreign foods like Balut (chick fetus egg thing I wrote about last week). It was a fun BBQ shared with friends, music and dancing. This particular friend was the one that sparked my interest in possibly going to northern Japan next to possibly be a snowboard instructor at a resort in Hakuba Japan (I'll tell you more about that later). So Alex, a bunch of PIC employees and I had a great night, wishing him farewell and good luck on his journey ahead.
With all of this inclement weather, I thought I was going to have a day off actually spent at PIC, but sure enough, I had a great day out and about doing all sorts of things. I started off with a little business; sending some documents, mailing some mail, taking care of things, and then started the fun stuff. I headed out on my little scooter (which I have to get a picture for you guys of me on it..comical).. towards Tarzan Falls, which is supposed to be some famous, beautiful water fall hike. So after much driving on a not so fast scooter, which was actually nice because I got actually look at the scenery, I arrived at the trail head for Tarzan Falls. The trail was actually quite decent for Guam which made for an easy hike, except towards the end. Strangely though, I kept on hearing a noise around these giant mud puddles that I couldn't put my finger on. It sounded like baby alligators calling for their mom, but I know Guam doesn't have alligators, so I was intrigued at this curious sound I was hearing throughout my hike. So through the jungle, tall grass (not painful grass this time) and mud I adventure towards another sound now that I am hearing in the distance. Rushing water. It gets louder and louder the closer I get. Finally I hit a river crossing, but no falls. So I hike up the river, through the water and slippery rocks, because there are slick, tree dense slopes on either side preventing a trail of any sort to be made. The rush of water as I am trudging through becomes more rapid. Each step has to be planted firmly and carefully so that I would not slip and lose ground. Finally a calm pool with a stunning, cascading waterfall behind it came into sight, and I knew I was there. I spent a good half hour at this natural pool, swimming around, admiring this incredible waterfall and relaxing.The mosquito's began to annoy too much however, so I then started my journey back. Again, when I hit the marked trail, I heard the same puzzling sound that I had heard earlier. My curiosity got the best of me and so I crept up very slowly on the mud pool and waited for over 15 minutes to try and get a glimpse of what was making this sound. I finally saw some eyes poke up on the surface of the murky water and then with a quick hop, out came a toad! He just sat there making this odd sound and so I began to approach him. He ended up letting me snap a good picture or two before he bounced away into the jungle.
After the hike I headed back home to meet up with a friend and his family to go to Chuck E Cheese. I know, this was an odd invitation to hang out, but I had a great time playing games, racing around the place with his kids while he and his wife took a bit of a load off, well deserved. So after hanging out with the giant rat and his friends, sort of weird mascot to have, I went out to dinner with some friends to an awesome sushi restaurant called Hanagi with sushi that was right up there with some of the best I've had. It was great. Amazingly fresh and delicious. It even came close to the sushi I had in Kobe Japan. So after some green tea ice cream, we decided to check out the rooftop of another local resort (Sheraton). It was beautiful! We were forty- somethin floors up with a view that was breathtaking. I could see all of Tumon bay and all of the city behind me. The moon was shining brilliantly, lighting up the dark ocean and its surf out in the distance. I wish I could share just how tranquil it really was on top of the rooftop. Cool breeze blowing, with the waves crashing in the distance. I will definitely be making some more trips back there soon.
After the rooftop we decided to call it a night and head back home. Another great week! I'll have to tell you about some future adventures I am thinking about one of these days. I have been networking quite a bit and have met some people that have made millions here, and all they did was take people out para sailing with one boat; now they have several boats, jet ski's, and other water toys too. There's also northern Japan...some other time though, I gotta get some sleep.
Love and miss you,
giant mud pools
view from top of waterfall
waterfall in the distance
Mr. Toad making weird sound.
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