See day 119 below for info on Two Lovers Point. AC pointed out something I didn’t see, which is this is basically another Romeo and Juliet story.

Travel Log: Day 117 (10/22), Guam

This was the first full day with my mom in Guam. We decided not to do school because it was just too chaotic with all of us settling into an equilibrium with my mom. Also, we had to get a new rental car in the morning because we only had our current car for one week.

We went to chase travel and exchanged points for a car rental, and then went to the airport. After turning in our current car (Mazda 3) we got our new one (Nissan Sentra). This new car drives a lot nicer than the last one. It also feels easier to know the dimensions of the car.

After lunch we went to the Micronesia Mall and walked through it. It’s not very big but it was interesting. It has a massive food court and a movie theater. I bought a USB C cable for $7 at a tech store to replace one of our bad cables.

When we got back to the house we went to the beach for a walk. My mom walked as well and wore jeans which we thought was a bad move. She was sweating buckets while we were there, so we didn’t walk to far. We went back to the house and then JC and I went on another walk around the premium outlets.

Travel Log: Day 118 (10/23), Guam

I slept like crazy last night, getting over 9 hours and a 93 sleep score. As has become tradition, a 90+ sleep score means ice cream.

School was a normal day today. My mom hung out in her bedroom most of the morning reading a good book she got from my sister. We ate leftovers and other things for lunch. JC calculated how many days off we have available, and we decided that we are going to use a handful of them while my mom is here. This will mean doing school Tuesdays and Thursdays, then off the rest of the week. That will give us plenty of opportunity to get out on the island and do things from our wish list.

In the afternoon we went to the beach to swim for a couple hours. There was a homeless guy sleeping at the entry to the beach, and then a few more homeless people (I assume) and their several dogs showed up near us. They were playing music and it sounded like they were started to bicker with each-other, so we got out of there.

For dinner, we went to Village Of Donki and looked at what they have there. They have many things that look good, but we decided to get stupid Olive Garden off our list so AC would stop asking for it. The food was good and we ended up taking about half of all of it home. We went shopping as well, but we cut that short because it was a little overwhelming with five of us in a huge store. JC and I then went back to finish off our list and check things out more. We bought some snorkel equipment and FAC snacks.

In Donki this nice Chamorro kid (Noah) approached us and asked if we had a minute. We were all hesitant not knowing if he was selling something, but he said he just had a question. I said sure, and he asked what ethnicity we are. I told him we are caucasian/white. He asked if we were from America and I said yes, Colorado. He wanted to know if Guam was similar to the mainland. I didn’t have a great answer for him on the spot, but told him that yes it feels very similar aside from the much higher prices here compared to CO.

I asked him if he speaks the Chamorro language and he said only a little, just certain phrases. He said the older generation speaks it much more. He also talked about how he forces himself not to believe in the ancient Chamorro practices of healing and anything that encroaches on religious territory because he believes in a Christian god. The whole thing made me sad that they had a language forced on them and a religion. He said his dream is to come to the US mainland. Then he commented on our eyes and how he thinks they are so unique being light in color.

Travel Log: Day 119 (10/24), Guam

This morning we went to Two Lovers Point, which is a scenic overlook on top of a cliff. It has a back story which I guess is supposed to be true, but who knows. If you’re interested you should read the official story in the image below, because what I’m about to describe is the interpretation from me barely paying attention.

The story goes that as the Spanish were colonizing Guam, a daughter of a high ranking Spaniard was arranged to marry a captain in the Spanish military. She was in love with a common Chamorro man though, and when her father caught wind of that he sent the Spanish military after them. They ran up to the cliff which is now known as two lover’s point, and rather than be captured and live separately, they chose to die together. They tied their hair together and leapt from the cliff.

My mom remembers this as basically just a cliff, but it is now a full blown tourist attraction. We had to pay $3 each to go onto the viewing platforms. The view was incredible, so it was well worth the money. JC got a nice Korean couple to take a picture for us. I said “thank you very much” in Japanese to them and asked if they were Japanese, to which they responded “Korean”. They probably had no idea what my Japanese thank you meant.

The rest of the day I just worked on some blog stuff while my mom read, and then we had typical FAC activities including drinks and a movie. Mercifully AC picked a new movie, although from the 70’s, but at least new to us. She really seems to be born in the wrong generation based on her movies and music.