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From the lens Guam - Where America's Day Begins - A Tropical Paradise!.

  • ForestBear May 15, 2012 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    Thank you for a wonderful lens. I can imagine it would change your mindset living there, it looks very inspiring.
  • JaguarJulie Mar 14, 2012 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    There is no doubt that Guam surely has a lot to offer!
  • Lindrus Mar 9, 2012 @ 12:15 am | delete
    What a beautiful place, a real paradise! Thanks for an awesome lens!
  • DaniAteraba Jan 25, 2012 @ 1:31 pm | delete
    What a fabulous lens! Guam is more like the Philippines too. :)
  • crstnblue Nov 13, 2011 @ 3:12 am | delete
    Wonderful lens - information, content, ads.
    A real pleasure to find it and enjoy reading it at morning coffee... mind refreshing!
    Meantime fall down from the chair - not in Guam!? :)
  • cffutah Nov 8, 2011 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    great feel to your lens, I can see why it was awarded a purple star! thank you for writing, your very good at it.
  • JJNW Nov 1, 2011 @ 1:01 am | delete
    HAPPY SPOOKY DAY! *** SquidAngel Blessing Boost *** treat for Halloween! Have you seen my pal Franko's maps in Guam? He loved his visit there!
  • kimark421 Oct 16, 2011 @ 9:29 am | delete
    Great lens! Air Force brat here, and had the pleasure of living on Guam from 69-71. I was only ten when we left, but I have a slew of great memories...thanks for bringing many of them back! Would love to viist there, I have hear that it has changed immensely in 40 years,,,
  • Lindrus Oct 15, 2011 @ 6:57 am | delete
    Thanks for this beautiful lens! Awesome photos! Have never been to Guam, but it seems like a real paradise. Maybe one day...
  • Timelapselove Oct 14, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    I love the positive tone of your lenses. I truly believe that the place you live becomes part of you. Maybe you can relate? Anyhow, good work! THANKS!
  • goo2eyes Aug 20, 2011 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    i know the story of the japanese soldier who did not know that war was over. it was a very touching story. how he survived the wilds was so amazing.
  • MiddleSister Aug 14, 2011 @ 11:05 am | delete
    My son just came back to the contiguous states after 42 days in Guam with the Air National Guard. He brought me a silly coconut piggy bank, and says that Guam is "the poor man's Hawaii." I'll be back to check out more of what's on this lens. Cool stuff!
  • EpiphanyLondon Feb 20, 2011 @ 6:19 am | delete
    Great bunch of interesting, enjoyable lenses Dave - thanks! :-D
  • MaxReily Feb 17, 2011 @ 8:20 pm | delete
    Very informative and enjoyable lens! I must admit that although I had some knowledge of Guam, I really didn't know much. Learned a lot here, Thanks!
  • DecoratingforEvents Feb 17, 2011 @ 10:58 am | delete
    This is my favorite of your lenses Dave! Lensrolled to my Guam lens!
  • Don_McCyclist Feb 14, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    Thanks for the example of a great lens about a place!
  • Heather_Todd Jan 19, 2011 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    nice read Thanks for sharing details
  • kt_glasses Jan 16, 2011 @ 9:12 pm | delete
    very spectacular place! you've made a great lens here.
  • Tipi Dec 17, 2010 @ 9:17 am | delete
    Twelve years in paradise, I could live with that! Beautifully done! It's a cold day in Fargo, so I pretended a little that I was on the beach. I did feel a little sad at the loss of the quansets, those darn typhoons ~ I guess there is a down side. The beauty and all the wonderful wildlife sure make up for it. You had such a wonderful advantage of being there over a big piece of time. That Purple Star shines nicely here!
  • Squidoolinepro Dec 13, 2010 @ 11:45 am | delete
    Wow, really interesting and informative lens! I didn't know that much about Guam. Thanks.
  • amandaquerque Dec 12, 2010 @ 8:16 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens! I love looking at your photos and reading the stories as I sit here in the cold...what an inspiration! This lens has been blessed by a Squid Angel!
  • scar4 Dec 3, 2010 @ 2:06 am | delete
    It's the most fascinating island in the world, paradise on earth.
  • trezpazz Nov 30, 2010 @ 11:47 pm | delete
    One of the Greatest of lenzes....kudos.
  • Mujjen Nov 9, 2010 @ 5:35 am | delete
    wonderful lens, and what a paradise. must have been interesting being there as it developed.
  • BrianYoungBY Oct 2, 2010 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    Very Nice Lens! The photos were spectacular. Hope to scuba dive there one day. Thanks.
  • DecoratingforEvents Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    Hafa Adai! Navy brat here! Lived on Guam at Horizon Motel, New Apra and Lockwood housing. GabBag beach was one of my favorite places! Thanks so much for sharing. You have brought back a lot of memories (ones I need to write down!).
  • JollyvilleChick Jan 2, 2010 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    nice pictures and content 5*
  • MiaBellezza Dec 15, 2009 @ 3:27 am | delete
    Guam sounds wonderful and warm, especially to a Canadian who really doesn't like Winter! Your pictures of Guam are enchanting.
  • partybuzz Nov 7, 2009 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures and information about Guam. My cousin, Mary Andes, lived on Guam for many years and only recently moved back to the states. She went over as a teacher and also flew charter airplanes, I think. She loved it there, and stayed even after she retired. I wonder if you know her...wouldn't that be funny?
  • JenOfChicago Sep 10, 2009 @ 11:18 am | delete
    Fascinating!
  • CCGAL Jun 27, 2009 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    I used to work with a fellow from Guam - he was very homesick for it as I recall. I can see why, now. If I ever gather the coins to take an over-the-sea vacation, I think Guam will be on my list of places to see. Very nice lens!
  • marquee6 Jun 24, 2009 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    Hafa Adai! Great lens! This brings back a lot of memories of home! You captured all the "sites" ands "sounds" that I remembered growing up! Five stars all the way!
  • lacecrochet Jun 13, 2009 @ 12:11 am | delete
    Very cool lens! I particularly like the photos. I've learned something new today. Thanks.
  • Cinetech Apr 25, 2009 @ 1:25 pm | delete
    I can relate to Island Living, as I live in Tenerife, Canary Islands for a year 9made a lens on it). Thanks for letting us know more about Guam. 5 stars.
  • Greekgeek Apr 25, 2009 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    Great stories and glimpses of what it's really like to live there! Working on my own garden in Planet California where all the plants are strange (I grew up in Amish country, Pennsylvania), I'm especially interested by the section about the plants in your back yard. It's something many people don't take time to notice, but landscape tells you the "soul" of a place. Lots more on this lens of course -- great lens, lots of original material (and a bad pun), but that caught my attention.
    Thanks, EditorDave!
  • NevadaBill Mar 21, 2009 @ 1:28 pm | delete
    I went to High School in Gaum in 1954 1955. I enjoyed it very much at that time. That was only about ten years after the war was over and they were still coming up with Japanese Soldiers who were still on the island. I would like to go back some day and take a look. The last time I was there was in 1960 via the US Navy. We made an over night stop, it had not changed much at that time. Maybe some day I will go back.
  • Phildave Mar 11, 2009 @ 10:26 am | delete
    And I thought having Bananas growing in my backyard (see Growing Bananas Plants) was great - and I live in the UK !!

    :)

    Phil
  • Pastiche Jan 27, 2009 @ 9:34 am | delete
    I never thought about Guam as a vacation destination until now. This is a wonderful lens - love the stories and photos. Seems like Guam is similar to Hawaii but not so commercially developed.
    Visit Senior Geek Squids and consider joining our group of somewhat techy 55 lensmasters - we'd love to have you as a member! 5*- thanks for this virtual vacation.
  • Strongdiver Jan 21, 2009 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    Imagine connecting with an old Guamie!!!! You got there 3 years before Ron and me (arrived 8/28/72), but you had parents to help you out!!! 'll never forget that Halloween party where you came in baggy swim shorts and a cardboard shark head! Glad to hear you met your wife there and are still a couple. Good Guam vibes! These pages are awesome, with great text and photography. See you at lunch in Walnut Creek! Esta Later!
  • Tobbie Dec 18, 2008 @ 6:20 am | delete
    Facinating Island and great lens. 5*
  • beachbum_gabby Dec 9, 2008 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    I love the place especially because of its snorkeling spots. :)
  • stargazer00 Dec 5, 2008 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    Guam looks beautiful. I have a friend that lives there. I imagine my son will eventually visit there on the USS Nimitz. Beautiful lens.
  • naturegirl7 Nov 30, 2008 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    Guam is a tropical paradise that I would love to visit. A friend who was stationed there told me of the house geckos that kept the insects down. Welcome to the Naturally Native Squids group. Don't forget to add your lens link to the appropriate plexo and vote for it.
  • EagleScoutMom Nov 24, 2008 @ 11:57 am | delete
    Loved this lens .... I never, ever thought about visiting Gaum! Until now! One can just sense your love of this magical place by your enthusiastic lens. Awesome ! 5 Stars !
  • GHouse Nov 23, 2008 @ 2:46 am | delete
    Hi!! Just come to see your nice lens. I did my travel lens too. It's about my hotel in hua hin Thailand. Hua Hin is a charming town of clean white sandy beach. If you come to Thailand, please visit us.
  • Margaret_Schaut Nov 12, 2008 @ 11:09 am | delete
    Love the page, and the photos are gorgeous! Welcome to the Masterpiece Movement group. We're delighted to have you!
  • poutine Nov 11, 2008 @ 5:04 pm | delete
    So much information and so well written.

    Poutine
  • poutine Nov 11, 2008 @ 5:04 pm | delete
    So much information and so well written.

    Poutine
  • KonaGirl Aug 16, 2008 @ 11:36 am | delete
    I love you lens! 5* for you and I lensrolled you to all of my Hawaii lens. Thanks for stopping by The Big Island of Hawaii. I am glad you did or I would never have thought to look for a lens on Guam and I had friends from there many moons ago. I think, I could be wrong, that Guam is more like Hawaii was 40 years ago instead of 20. Much of the small towns on the Big Island havn't changed much, but Kona has changed tremendously with it's growth. I remember in the 60's looking at photos of Guam and it was more like Kona then.

    Thank you so much for sharing I have enjoyed my visit here.

    Aloha,
    June
    Flowers of Hawaii

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