3/12/2022 - Many of you know by now that Saturdays are big days on the island for us to do try something new. Today was another chance to get out on a hike, this time on the north and east sides of the island, a place called Anao trail. Finding the trail head turned out to be a challenge as Apple maps didn't recognize the address, and we lost service about half way there. We ended up being about 20 mins late meeting up with our friends, after doing many circles in some neighborhoods that were less than to be desired. All part of the fun. The trailhead for this place was hidden as can be, dense tree cover with areas that were just one human wide to get through the tall grass. We hiked close to a mile before we saw major elevation change, the pictures above show just how steep the mountains are on this side of Guam. We lost close to 750 ft in a matter of half a mile is my guess, in places we had to hold onto a rope that was placed as to get up and down the steep inclines. Approaching the ocean the brush opened up into this wide scenic view. The volcanic rock in this area was very porous, I'm assuming from the rain and ocean water eroding the stone, this creates spots for soil and then this lush green foliage to take root in. Really this place was something out of a movie, more like what I would image New Zealand being. My new lens and camera came in really handy, this is the first time I have had a wide angle lens, the perspective shots are quite good at capturing what this place really looks like. As a fun aside, check out image two more closely, notice how on the lower portion of the image you get distortion of Joan and her friends? Kinda cool.
In the evening, Joan, Winifred and I went to try a place called rotary sushi. I have been wanting to try a place like this now for a few years. When Joan had a place in Chicago we talked about going pre pandemic, things shut down too fast. Anyways, image this restaurant with a moving conveyer that encircles the room. the chefs create their sushi or dish, plate it on a unique plate, depending on what they want to charge for the plate, and then they place the dish on the conveyor. The patrons then get to choose the plate they want to eat by pulling it off the conveyor. At the end of your meal, the waiter or waitress counts the colored plates up for your bill. We loved the creativity in all of it, a little more pricey for food as you are getting charged per small plate, kind of like tapas. Thanks to Winifred for the movie, this is a great example of how the conveyor system works, note the puffer fish was only for display and not a food item to try.
Very cool. I've heard about this concept from Paul. When my dad was young, there was a restaurant in Detroit that served food on a small scale train. The train went around to each table and dropped off the order. I imagine it saved on wait staff! 😃
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