Guam Reef And Olive Spa Resort 5K Race

Kel, Liz, Cooper, and Wes competed in the 5K race. Liz and Cooper came out 2nd in their age group and Kel got 3rd. Weston also did well.

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Octopus

While we were spearfishing, mom found an octopus and we shot, cooked, and tried it. Apparently we aren't the greatest octopus chefs. It tasted great but felt like chewing a bouncy ball.

Crazy food

Microwaveable pork rinds anyone??

Or what about chicken flavored crunchy thingys

Guamermellon

They have local watermelons which are small and yellow inside

Our Church Building

We are in the Talisay ward (a as in calvin, i as in kit) 

First of all, the church is located on Mormon ct. 

Second, there are no closed hallways

Third the font is outside

 

And fourth, there is a cool area between the rooms

Hike to the top of the mountains above the village of Merizo

Our first hike in Guam was at the southern tip in a city called Merizo. It was a beautiful drive with the most amazing colors of green towards the mountains and blues toward the sky and ocean. I will probably say that about a billion times because I just can't get over the colors here. As we started hiking we couldn't distinguish a trail through the tall grasses (see Ellie above) but then realized it was marked with some flag tape. Once we got through the rough grass flag marked section of the hike it was a steep narrow trail up the mountain to an overlook. My favorite story of the day was told about a scout a couple of weeks ago that did a similar hike (he was 12 and grew up in guam) and as he looked out he said "You mean to tell me there is water surrounding us?" You learn something new everyday.... Mason climbed to a tree to pick what he thought was pineapple only to find pandanus dubius, a fruit grown in guam, we brought it home and can't wait to try it! After a morning of hiking we went Inarajan Pools to sooth our million razor cuts all over us from the grasses we had to wade through at the beginning of the hike, a little salt water is good for wounds I hear....

Ellie and Wes accidentally fell.

Ellie and Wes playing on the beach in Tumon Bay.   Not sure who made this all happen???  Maybe Masons idea??

Spearfishing

The end of our first day spear fishing 

Guam fruit

Cooper with a avocado, star fruit, and sour sop. The sour sop tastes like sour skittles