A Wildflower Morning

 We took a short hike with some friends to see a cave with water pools in the bottom.  It wasn't far from the car.    Down the steps cut into the stone, past the vines and ferns, into an amazing room nestled in  boulders. Crystal clear water rests at the bottom, 70 degrees warm we were told, right out of some underground springs.  The kids thought it was refreshing.   Some islanders were already there enjoying this natural swimming pool.  Some guys were using snorkels to go through a little opening in the cave wall into a another room and more pools of water.    The Chamoro baby was happy if her mama was close.    Joshua likes Camron's dog Baxter.  Baxter got in the water, but he didn't like it.    Being down in the cave, looking up, felt a little like being right in the middle of a nature video, way out in the jungles of a tropical island.  I ...

Talefofo Caves, Guam, was our destination on Friday afternoon, February 1.  Richard went to work with Rob on Friday, and several other days.  Richard was Rob's college roommate, and they have been buddies ever since, so it was natural that they would want to have fun on an engineering project together.  Robin, all of our kids and I did some cleaning and got some things in order for Sabbath.  Then we drove to meet Amy Krum and her kids at Guam Adventist Academy where her husband Roger works.  Roger took us all on a tour of the academy, and then we sat down to eat lunch together at one end of the gym.  When Rob and Richard got off of work, they drove over and met us at the academy too, and ate a few bites of food.  Actually, if I hadn't worked hard to save some food for them, that is about all the food that would have been left for them.  The boys are big eaters, and the girls aren't far behind them.  The caves aren't far from the...