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Beach Boys

Robby, Every & Kenny at the beach in Tumon

I love the beach. For a while, when the boys were even smaller, it could be quite a hassle to lug everything we needed to the beach, including carrying the kids! Now that they can walk AND help carry a few things, going to the beach is a breeze!

We go to different beaches all over Guam, but quite often, we default to Tumon for ease and comfort. It’s more sand and less rocks & coral (which has its downsides in my opinion!) and it is also easy to park somewhere and walk right to the beach. And with all the hotels along the beach, there are usually showers around to sneak into and get rinsed off with fresh water before going home. It’s basically one long beach in the bay with plenty of spots to choose from.

Filled with tourists and locals alike, it almost resembles a much lower key version of Waikiki. For this reason, a lot of people would probably prefer to

Instead of sandcastles, we build pillows and furniture!

venture out to more private beaches. They exist all over the place, but are often on someone’s property, or have difficult access in general. Or they are very rocky beaches with rougher waters and stronger currents. Or you have to get there by boat. Or its a very long drive from where you live. Either way, Tumon is a pretty standard beach spot on Guam, and we have found our own little pockets that we like to hang out in.

I love every adventure we take to the beach, and its fun going to beaches we haven’t been to in a long while. And I’ve become quite adept at packing for a family beach day. We take with us a large blanket, drinks & snacks in a mini colapsable cooler, extra clothes, a towel or two, a bucket with a couple shovels ‘n’ things, a small bag for our keys, money, etc, and sometimes I bring a book if I think I can get some relaxing reading time in. Everything is in one big (but not TOO big) beach bag, except for the blanket and the mini cooler. The boys carry their bucket and shovels. Easy as 1 2 3. Oh, don’t forget a bag for wet clothes/towels when you leave!

One Response to “Beach Boys”

1. Kate Says:
   February 16th, 2010 at 9:39 pm

   Ummm, pardon me, but your Robby is a cutie!
   And OH! Those beaches! Quite a different beauty than the snow falling outside my window right now!

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