I was invited to attend the 10th Micronesians in Island Conservation (MIC) retreat in Guam last week. It was great to meet and network with conservation leaders from all over Micronesia.
I stayed at the Marriott and right in front of it is the Tumon Bay Reserve. I started my first two days at 6:30 a.m. having a field day in the Reserve. I was tasked by my boyfriend Peter to find the acropora staghorn corals to see how well they are doing.
I found the staghorn beds and they were doing very well.
I went back the second day because someone told me that if I swam towards the Hilton, I might see big fish. I saw two big fish, a big snapper and a skipjack chasing each other. I saw some baby parrots, baby red snappers, lots of convict tangs and goatfish.
On my third day in Guam, we went on a field trip to Cocos Island in Guam. It was my first time on Cocos. The was no shortage of birds on that island, they were everywhere.
I jumped into the water for a snorkel, but there was nothing but algae and triggerfishes..not worth the post.
We found MINA's pet gecko crawling all over the Saipan Blogger.
I also found time to go to Underwater World thanks to Elaina Todd, Guam's NOAA Coral Reef Fellow who gave Angelo, Kathleen and I free passes. We saw alot of cool creatures. Here are some nurse sharks and a guitar fish:
Elaina gave us a tour of the back room.
And I also found time to party a little bit, eat Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream, shopped till I dropped and watched Nim's Island, all in 4 days.
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