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On the Beach

I wanted to clear up the questions of whether the island of Guam is a tropical island....YES IT IS!  I took some pictures of the beach when I was there this weekend for you all to see.  I have been to the beach every day since I got here because it is just a short drive away and there are multiple beaches to choose from.

The classic laying out shot with legs! lol.

This is the way most beaches look.  About 5 feet with clean sand then another 5 feet of shells and coral leading into the ocean.

The darker spots in the water are where the coral is.  The lighter spots are safe to go in without water shoes.

It's mostly coral.

The sandy part right before all the foliage.

Gonna snorkel over to this small section of the island.

Enjoying the beach and the sun!  I've already gotten like 3 shades darker!

There are lots of these little suckers sneaking around on the beach.  Hermit Crabs!

So as you can see, Guam is very tropical and beautiful.  The water is warm and salty!  The sun is bright and there always seems to be a storm looming off the island that may or may not hit you.  When a storm does hit it just brings a quick downpour or sprinkle and moves right on out.  Matthew and I went in to Home Depot to get curtains with a storm looming and came out after it finished raining.  Total of about 20 minutes and the sun was shining again! Life is good!

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