Guam Part 2: Water

Needless to say we spent a lot of time in and around water while in Guam. One day we went to the Fisheye Marine Park where we walked out on a dock stretching far into the water and then down into an underwater museum. Even though Colin had told me what to expect the water looked so blue and "fake" that I thought they had simply attached aquariums to the outside of the building. But no, the fish were all swimming freely in the water.  There were, however, a couple of feeders (living and non-living) to lure them closer.

You can see a diver at the bottom left feeding some fish.

And here's the other kind of fish feeder.

What a lovely mermaid Izzie makes!

And Grandpa Steve...

One of Ben's favorite parts of the trip was the day they had inflatables at the air force base.

The toughest part was getting up to the top on slippery steps.  With a few extra inches of height, Ben had a much easier time of it than Izzie.

Then there was the hotel swimming pool.  We were in and out of that almost every day too.

The kids got to go by themselves in the "kiddie pool."  Then one day Izzie requested to go to the "Cat Pool" and it took me a second to realize what she was talking about.

Ben and Izzie had a blast playing in the sand. Their favorite game was making "cement."  This involved many different steps - pouring and mixing of sand and water, testing the consistency etc.

The consistency of the cement was the primary concern, and we were all in charge of quality control.

When Ben and Izzie thought they had it up to standards they would bring me a scoop to check.

Sometimes they had to go back and add more water.

Here's a tiny crab we found when the tide was out.

It was a novelty being that close to the beach that was so well taken care of.  Some of us went kayaking, some went snorkelling and saw various kinds of fish and coral reefs, some of us poked a sea cucumber and were disgusted at the stringy white stuff it shot out...  we all had fun!