Guam

Guam. So let me tell you about Guam. The island is gorgeous, with the exception of the places where humans have settled. It's like someone dropped a run down, backwater, redneck community in the middle of a plush island resort. But wait there's more. Also, whoever this is, decided to cut out a section of Rodeo drive from Beverly Hills and plant that in the middle of the backwater redneck town. It's like this. From the base we got onto the bus that goes to "town". We drive out into this plush, humid resort island and I'm thinkin "this is gonna be awesome". Then we start seeing buildings. Some trailers, some dirty businesses. Ok strip clubs, interesting, more strip clubs, some bars....ooook a porno shop, a boarded up "mike's gun shop", then a Louis Vuitton, a Rolex Store, Chanel, Gucci, then oh wait, another porn shop, a gun shop not boarded up, a planet hollywood restaraunt..... And on and on. It was really weird. It rains a lot, but the temperature doesn't drop like a normal place on earth. It just turns into a steam bath and you sweat like the pilot in Airplane at the end when he's trying to land. It's ridiculous. I had a few drinks at TGI Fridays, walked around with some buddies and bought some post cards and souveniers and that's pretty much it. I wasn't able to take a tour of the island, otherwise I'd have more to report. SO to those of you who will be receiving my post cards, will be seeing better parts of the island than I did! It wasn't all that bad I suppose, was cool just being there really, kinda surreal for me still to go all these far off places. We've left Guam and are heading to our next destination, where as I will send a new report pronto! Love you and miss you all!

Wilson