Holly Days: January 2014

What a way to spend a holiday! We took advantage of Abe's day off to cross a few more items off our list. Something the kids had been looking forward to since we arrived was the chance to surf in the ocean. Guam is not known for its surfing. The reefs that surround the island and are actually the bedrock of the island, make it very tricky and dangerous. Also, the water is often very shallow, we're talking knee-deep here, even a ways out. In a nutshell, that may all be great when it comes to tsumanis and protecting our island, but not so much if you are wanting to hang ten. That and the fact it was July (no waves) meant we would be lucky to be able to surf, but we headed out to give it go. Our wonderful surf coaches Joe and Demi along with some other kids from the surf club all met at 6:00 am down by Rick's Reef. Although the waves were small, everyone (minus Isaac who suffered a nasty gash on his thumb he had to keep dry) was eventually able to catch a few waves. Addie makes it look way too easy, showing off her skills. Even though Sierra thought the new board took some getting used to, she was able ride a few waves. Bugs just had a good time. Suzy loved it all and and swears it won't be her last time. I loved it too! It was so fun to watch and cheer them all on!

After surfing we headed out to hike to Lost Pond. Several of our friends met up with us for this hike which was mostly along the beach. One thing we have really loved while living on Guam is that everyone is so adventurous. Whenever there was talk of a hike, there was always several people anxious to go. We loved having the Kehrs along on this one too.