Guam 2020: Post 4 - Orchids, Snorkling and Getting Settled at Home

I woke up at 3:30 this morning.  It is amazing how much a person can get done before the sun comes up.  I got my blog going again and wrote three posts.  Actually I was still working on that and organizing photos after Rob left for work at AWR.  It was a great stay home and get settled in my house day.  And yes, it was Friday.

One of the nicest things about my Guam home is that it comes with orchids.  They are growing outside on palm trees right beside the driveway and behind the house.






 I am so excited that for a small part of my life, I have my own orchids that are thriving outside watered by the rain, and getting enough light, right from the sun.





Plumeria also grow in my yard.  I found a cluster that and fallen to the ground and brought it in to bloom on my table.  Slowly the flowers have been opening, making my house smell so nice.  It is interesting to note that Plumeria often blooms with very few leaves on the tree.



Rob gets off work at noon on Fridays.  We ate lunch together and drove to Amy's house and picked her up and her son Nathan.  The weather seemed a little stormy, so I was afraid the water would be choppy.  I had also hear that the current was strong this week, and two of our Guam friends posted on Facebook that they found themselves in trouble, but managed to get out of the current.  One friend ended up on a rock and his wife saw what was happening and was able to call emergency services so he could be rescued.

We got in the water and right away I could tell that the current was strong.  But Rob wanted to test his new mask that came in the mail and I wanted to test our new underwater camera.  Both tests were successful and I was glad we had gotten in the water, even if it was a short time.  We will go back on another day when the water is calm.

We saw that Leeda's fruit stand was open, and even though we were in swimming clothes, we stopped. I pulled on my dress right there in the parking lot so I was slightly more presentable. Leeda sells bananas, limes, tumeric roots, cucumbers, papaya and more, and she attends the church in Agat that we attend.  We stopped got some bananas and she gave us a bag of Calamansi fruit.  They are about the size of Key Limes, but a little sweeter.  I enjoy them very much.  They are very good in salad dressing.





I cooked garbanzo beans in a crock pot to make curry for potluck tomorrow.  I reorganized the kitchen some so I have the silverware and spoons for cooking in the drawer between the stove and the table, and across from the sink.  I've got the kettles and pans next to the stove.  I've got all other items in cupboards I can reach.  There are still plenty I can't reach without a stool, but I think I am going to leave them empty.

We tidied up our house a bit in the afternoon, including sweeping and washing clothes.  There is a laundry room right where you come in from the back door.  The wash machine is extra large, and extra loud, echoing through all the cement and tile rooms.  I guess I won't be starting a load when I head to bed.  The dryer is pretty quiet.

By 7:30 PM I was falling asleep.  I thought I shouldn't go to bed so early.  But then I realized I need sleep, and since I am waking up so early, I won't get enough sleep unless I go to bed early.  Sleeping felt so good.  And I didn't wake up until 4:30.  9 hours was an amazing good amount of sleep, after too many short nights.