It has been several busy days since I added to the thread. I've been excorting my kid around the island, cooking a Christmas dinner, and playing with my Christmas toys.

We had Wakana's professor from her graduate degree program come to Christmas dinner. He and his wife were on Guam for a vacation. Unfortunately some of my sweet potatoes rotted before I could cook them (damn tropics), I couldn't find any mince meat to make a pie (damn island), and my turkey was over cooked (damn cook). However, the conversation was fun and interesting and we all enjoyed the afternoon.

Today we went up to Ritidian Point. It is all the way north, quite a drive, almost 23 miles away! The sun and sand were beautiful as always and the scenery was a dramatic as any I've seen here on Guam. The waters off the point are very rough and the wind was strong. There was too much haze to see Rota, the next island in the chain. But the water was cool and the surf inside the reef was managable. We didn't try any snorkeling there. We will run down to Nimitz Beach tomorrow for Amy's first snorkel lesson.