Category Archives: Guam

A Day in Talofofo, Part Two — Lunch at Onward Golf Resort

Posted on August 8, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

After our adventures in the Valley of the Latte Adventure Park on Friday morning, June 29th, we were hungry. But where do we go to eat? Most of the restaurants on Guam are concentrated in the tourist areas of Tumon … Continue reading →

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A Day in Talofofo, Part One — Valley of the Latte

Posted on August 5, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

Friday, June 29th, was our daughter’s last day in Guam and we decided to make the most of it by spending most of the day in Talofofo on the other side of Guam. We got up early that morning and … Continue reading →

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MM 220: Circles Theme

Posted on July 30, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

Leanne Cole always has a specific theme for the first Monochrome Madness Challenge in any month and the theme this week is Circles. I guess I cheated a tad this week because my picture has only one circle. It’s anther … Continue reading →

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Return to Cocos Island

Posted on July 28, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

Three years ago we visited Cocos Island off the southwest coast of Guam with our older daughter and her family. We returned to the mile-long island this year with our younger daughter and her family.

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Our Latest Visit to Two Lovers Point

Posted on July 24, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

Most visitors to Guam stay at one of dozens of hotels along Tumon Bay on the northwest coast of Guam. And just north of Tumon Bay is Guam’s most popular tourist attraction, Two Lovers Point. We took our older daughter … Continue reading →

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MM 219: The Two Lovers

Posted on July 23, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

Two Lovers Point is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Guam and we have gone there evey time I have visited Guam. My entry for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge is this photo of the 22-foot brass statue … Continue reading →

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The New Guam Museum, Part Two

Posted on July 21, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

In yesterday’s posting we saw what the new Guam Museum looks like from the outside. Today let’s go inside and see what the museum has to offer for visitors and students and anyone else who would like to learn more … Continue reading →

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The New Guam Museum, Part One

Posted on July 20, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

The Guam Museum was still under construction when we last visited Guam in 2015. It opened a year later. One of the highlights of our trip this year was our visit to the new museum which is named after one … Continue reading →

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MM 217: Paddle Boarding at Sunset on Guam

Posted on July 9, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

We just got back from vacationing on Guam where we stayed at a relative’s Beach House. It was our granddaughters’ first trip to Guam and it was hard to get them out of the water! One day they were learning … Continue reading →

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Guam 2015: My Wife’s Le’le Relatives

Posted on August 29, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

My wife is a member of Familian Le’le, one of many matrilinear Chamorro clans on Guam. Her great grandmother was a Mendiola who married a Benavente. Her grandfather Benavente had a Mendiola cousin who married a Manibusan. Her Benavente mother … Continue reading →

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