Perry's Big Day Out!

Perry and I had quite the adventure today.  After a couple of hours of de-VBS-ing a few of the rooms in the church that didn't need decorations for Sunday's program, Perry and I went on an adventure with our friends Melanie and Shauna. 

Our first stop was the Sheridan Resort.  I had no clue this resort even existed until the last week I lived on island in 2008. (It is hidden and not on the same strip with the rest of the big resorts.)  It was the location of our end of year teacher's luncheon. The views were spectacular.  I always told myself I would return, but just had never been there...until two weeks ago when Shauna had her graduation dinner there.  But since it was an evening meal, I still wanted to go back in the daytime to enjoy the view. 

Perry and I pose on the path through the fountains. 

We ate lunch at one of the places on the shore in the distance. 

Perry embraces his inner Chamorro and rides a carabao. 

I'm not sure why I had the bright idea to hike down a cliff, but her's a pic to prove it happened.

After our many stairs, Perry takes a seat at the beach bar.  He was disappointed to discover I wasn't buying him a drink.

After our Sheridan adventure, we were starving. We climbed lots of stairs and mountains to take all of the pictures, so we stopped at a relatively new restaurant on island call Tu Re's.  I love it, and the view is spectacular (as you can see in these two pics)!

He look...it's the Sheridan Resort in the distance...where we just were!

After a leisurely lunch, we needed to burn off the calories that we didn't get burned at Sheridan, so we headed off to Chamorro Village. Chamorro Village is a touristy shopping area with several food vendors.  On Wednesday night there is a giant street market and it is very crowded. The rest of the time it is pretty quiet.  

Perry gets even closer to a carabao. 

After I managed to squeak through Chamorro Village by only spending $1, we went to a lookout by the governor's complex.  What a view!

It's not every day you can be shot out of cannon. (Actually, if you were to look at previous blogs, you will see that isn't Perry's first cannon flight.)

Nor is it the first time for me to climb on top of a cannon. (But I have never been on this cannon.)

Symbol of Chamorro heritage--the latte stone. 

Ummm, Perry, you probably shouldn't sit there. 

After a long day in the sun, only one thing would do--Ice cream!  Shauna wanted Cold Stone. Melanie and I wanted Yogurtland, so we stopped at both!  Sadly, these adventures had to close because Shauna had to go to work.  Melanie, Perry, and I decided to regroup and meet back at 5:30pm. (By regroup, I mean take a nap.  I actually did work on some things for the VBS program. And I took a short power nap.)  This evening, Melanie, Perry, and I met a few more friends down at the beach for a sunset swim and picnic.  

I just said picnic. What food would you associate with picnic?  I hear sandwiches. I hear fried chicken.  Good answers.  Kathy made soup. Because when I think beach sunset picnic, I think a warm pot of soup! (Yes, Kathy, I know you are probably reading.)  It was delicious soup and fun was had by all.  

Nuclear bomb cloud pic over Hilton.