Pretty Woman

So I am not too sure about this blogging thing but like I said "I will try"!! This past week has flown by, I don't know where the days went! Last week started with me on the couch for a good two days. I got some type of GI bug and was out of commission!

Nick has been working late shifts which has allowed us to play all day and then he works until midnight. So this past week has been adventure filled!

Nick had his first day off Tuesday since returning to work so despite a lingering bug we headed out to Managaha, the little island off the coast of Saipan. One of the local tour companies offers a free shuttle for locals so we will definitely be taking advantage of the offer!Later in the week we ventured out to Forbidden Island. This was quite the hike! There were several spots along the way that had rope tied to sketchy rebar to help repel, fortunately no limbs were lost along this hike! Once we got down to the ocean it was amazing! The waves crash pretty violently into the shore but there are several large boulders that create a little cove and pools that are "safe" for swimming. We did a little snorkeling and saw a sea snake and the most amazing 80's colored fish!

We also explored another beach, Hidden Beach. There is almost a natural infinity pool created by the geology at hidden beach. The ocean is very deep and then there is a ledge and
the inlet becomes quite shallow. Because the ocean is so deep and pretty rough it creates huge waves that crash against a ledge and a few flat top rocks. I felt like I was staring at a camp fire...I could have sat there for hours and just watched the waves!! Maybe 5 minutes after we got to the beach a swarm of Japanese tourists 50+ showed up...all giggling and yelling, with their cameras around their necks; guess it wasn't so hidden after all! Fortunately they were only there for about 20 minutes while they stood in the water and had their pictures taken, of course while making a piece sign! One of the tourists thought it would be a great idea to walk out on one of the rocks in the middle of the cove to have his picture taken. I felt like I was at Yellowstone with the buffalo and the stupid tourists...I had to close my eyes because I thought I was going to watch this man drown. Huge waves regularly crash over this same rock and fortunately he had good timing and did not have a large wave wash him away! I need to learn idiot in Japanese!
And last but not least I must leave you with this..........be brave it gets really good after 29 seconds :)



We ate at a really shitty Indian food restaurant a few nights ago. The only redeeming factor was the awkwardly hilarious Indian/psuedo-American music videos! We couldn't stop singing this song after we left so Nick found it!!