Tag Archives: Tumon Bay

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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Guam 2015 and MM 2-18: Boat on the Beach

Posted on July 7, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

It was about an hour before sunset and we were strolling along Tumon Beach near the Reef Hotel when we came across these guys hauling their boat up on the beach. No more sailing today. Dinnertime. Good idea. So we … Continue reading →

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Guam 2015 and MM 2-16: A Taste of Monochrome

Posted on June 23, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

We stayed at the Westin Resort on Guam for two weeks in April of this year and we had breakfast a few times at the hotel’s Taste restaurant. The Westin’s lobby is on the fifth floor and most of the … Continue reading →

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Guam 2015 and MM 2-15: Tumon Bay in Monochrome

Posted on June 16, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

In my previous posting I showed a few photos I took one day last April from the Fiesta Resort on Tumon Bay. In some of those photos I was facing north and the views showed the Nikko Hotel and Two … Continue reading →

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Guam 2015: A Tropical Itch and a Tale of Two Hotels

Posted on June 14, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

Back in the day there were two hotels on Tumon Bay: The Hilton and a Japanese hotel named the Dai Ichi. The Hilton opened up in 1972 and we went there several times that year to listen to our favorite … Continue reading →

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Guam 2015: Two Lovers Point

Posted on June 6, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

The Chamorro lovers cried a lot that night long ago. She thought it wasn’t fair that her father was forcing her to marry the Spanish captain. He thought he couldn’t live without her and so they stole away. Maybe they … Continue reading →

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Guam 2015: Up and Down Pale San Vitores Road

Posted on May 14, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

Pale (pronounced “pah-lee”) is Chamorro for priest (derived from padre, the Spanish word for father) and Pale Diego Luis de San Vitores, a Spanish Jesuit, was the first Catholic priest on Guam. He arrived in 1668 and immediately began converting … Continue reading →

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Guam 2015: Where We Stayed on Guam

Posted on April 29, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

On my first two visits to Guam we stayed with my wife’s relatives and she always does this on her solo trips. But when we took our younger daughter and her husband to Guam eleven years ago we stayed at … Continue reading →

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