Spring Break Day 3

Today we had planned to hike Mt. Lam Lam, the tallest mountain in the world. Yes, you read that right, it's even taller than Mt. Kilimanjaro! I'll save the details on that for when we actually hike the mountain, because today was not that day. When we got to the mountain it was raining and nasty, which gave us two good reasons to find something else to do. One being that part of the reason you climb the mountain is for the fabulous view, which we wouldn't be seeing through all the clouds and rain. Two, it's muddy and slick when wet and after Monday's muddy trek I was not about to sign up for another one just yet. So instead we decided to do several touristy island things we drive past all the time but never take the time to stop and see.
First stop was the T. Stell Newman Visitor Center for the National Parks on Guam. It is a great little museum that tells all about the WWII history on Guam when the Japanese invaded and took control for a brief time before the USA arrived to liberate them. It started off with a short informative film that explained a little about the events and what it was like for the people here. Then there were several great interactive exhibits that kept even the kids engaged in learning about the history of Guam.

Next stop was the Piti Guns site. Here the Japanese forced the Chamorro people to build massive guns and haul them up to a strategic location. The guns were never actually used as the US invaded before they could be functional. They have a 10 mile range! 

After Piti Guns we made our way to Asan Beach Park, where they have a WWII memorial and where the US landed to take back Guam from Japan. 

Then we headed to the Governor's Complex in Hagatna to go up in the giant latte stone tower to see the view. 

And finally off to Two Lover's Point. You can read all about the Chamorro legend of the two lovers here.

That wrapped up our tour day. We saw lots of stuff we'd always meant to get out and see and just never made the time. It was a fun day with lots of learning too. 

Here are more pictures of our day:

Island Tour Day