Hello Tinian, Saipan and Guam

At last we come into view of the Marianas; we saw Tinian and Saipan and as we went by we had a review of the facts regarding many of the Japanese forces jumping off the cliffs to their deaths. It is rumored that some women jumped also. It is obvious they did not want to be captured because of their brutality to our forces at Bataan and Corregidor. Soon we by-passed Rota which still had a capable, active force but they were ineffective and weren't worth losing a life over. When Guam came into view there was a collective quietness, then murmuring, when we entered Apra Harbor. We were told we had arrived at our final destination. We were told Guam was about 20 miles long and about 8 miles wide (It is about 30 miles long) and it is almost completely jungle. It is the most southerly of the Marianas group; Agana (accent over the n) is the capital and is situated by Agana Bay. One of the areas we saw and inhabited is Barrigada, which you will read more about. Before my 14 month stay was over we would see a lot of coconut trees, breadfruit and very small bananas (all organic, of course!). In each bunch of bananas there was always one that stung the inside of your mouth! We saw lots of rats; heard there were small deer; we saw wild chickens and heard there were wild pigs, but saw none; we saw lots of small lizards and every once in awhile we saw large lizards about 12-16 inches long. The cockroaches were about 2" long and very fast, plus they could fly! There were flies everywhere. When the monsoon rains appeared they left pools of water which were breeding spots for mosquitoes. There were no snakes on Guam. I counted 19 frogs around one large tree and you could see all stages in the pools of water.