After our kayak and snorkeling we went for a drive around the island. What a fun little place. In the center of the island is Mt. Tapochau. There is a road that takes you almost all the way to the top. As you climb the few remaining yards and at the top are several signs telling the history of the island in WWII. The island is unique in that you can see the shoreline of the whole island from the top of Mt. Tapochau. This was a definite advantage to the Japanese during the war because once they had control of it, it was very difficult to invade from any direction. In the distance you can also see a few other small islands, one of which is Tinian, which played a pivotal role in the war. It was from there the planes left that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. I really enjoyed learning more about the history of the area and the sunset was absolutely beautiful.
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| A view of Saipan from the top. |
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| My good-looking sweetie with Tinian in the background |
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| The sunset. |
Abe and I found a quaint little place to eat and really enjoyed ourselves. After dinner we took a walk on the beach and I saw the Southern Cross for the first time. Since we were so close to the equator, we could see both the Southern Cross and the Big Dipper. We were able to attend church the next morning before we had to hussle off to catch our flight back to Guam. What a great time we had on this tropical paradise.
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| Good-bye Saipan |
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