Yeah, Jenny, even if we were closer I'm sure Customs would take a negative view to swapping fruit.

Tonight, on our way home, we stopped at a new place, the Nacho Doghouse. Sure enough, in keeping with its name it serves nachos and hot dogs. Not much to recommend it. However, as we were leaving we started to talk with the owner. She will be retiring from Federal service soon. Wakana was sure she'd met the woman before and sure enough she had. She is the park ranger at Ritidian Beach. She conducts tours into the jungle to show people the caves that are so special to the Chamorro people.

The customs of the people hold that there are spirits in the forest. Before you can enter the forest you have to ask permission. There is a chant used to ask the spirits to forgive the intrusion. The ranger always uses it before she goes in. Today, she told us, a media company was filming the tour. She took them to the cave and along the way they saw a huge monitor lizard, about 3 feet long, a coconut crab, and a huge hermit crab. She said she never sees so many creatures on the trip. The path is well used and avoided by most animals.