This is the non-freaked out version of the late afternoon sun over the Pacific Ocean, shot from the shoreline near the Fish Eye Marine Park.
This is Fish Eye Aquarium. As you can see, it extends out into the waters of Piti, near the Piti Bomb Holes, a popular dive site. There were worries this thing would be a disaster that killed diving in the area, but because the fish are routinely fed here, and because it's a marine preserve with no fishing allowed,the fish have flourished, providing divers with lots of species to see. There's also an outfit here run by a poker buddy of mine that allows you to walk underwater with a big plastic bubble helmet so you don't have to get scuba certification to get the underwater experience.They also have special programs so that young children, the elderly and even the physically handicapped — including wheelchair-bound individuals — can experience the undersea wonders of Guam. Pretty cool, huh?
This is a park located near my office, the Plaza De España. Back in the 1700s and 1800s, this was the seat of the Spanish government in Hagåtña. Nice place for a walk, and they light it up with tons of lights during the Christmas holidays. I'll make sure I post pics of that.Random Guam Fact Of The Day:
• There is evidence that the Chinese may have been the first nation to "discover" Guam, and not Ferdinand Magellan on behalf of Spain. That's not revisionist history; that's finally looking beyond the eurocentric view of world history.
