Keith&Chelsea: Guam and Yap

Our plans have been C-r-A-z-Y. We thought we were going to the Philippines, but a few days before the flights looked bad. So then we decided to see Keiths friend in Hong Kong, but that didnt work, so we decided South Korea and then changed our minds and bought tickets to Vietnam! So, Friday after Keith took his last final we went down to the Honolulu Airport, checked into our flight and realized, in order to go to Vietnam we need $45 visas. We were bummed about the extra $90 dollars we would have to spend on a short trip so we second thought what we wanted to do. Only problem was, the plane was leaving in just a few minutes. So we decided to get on the flight to Guam, and talk about it on our 7 hour flight haha. We still couldn't come to any conclusion, so once we landed in Guam, we quickly walked over to our next flight leaving for Hong Kong, still couldnt really decide if we should go or stay -but again, the flight was only minutes away from leaving. Finally we decided to explore Guam for the weekend and passed up our flight to Hong Kong. As we were looking for car rentals and hotels, I realized that there was an open flight to YAP. (I thought that was the airport code, but its actually the name of the country) There was also an open flight coming back from YAP early the next morning. So, we decided to go to Yap for the night instead of getting a hotel room! We got on the plane pretty clueless as to where we were going. We literally did not know one thing about the country (or if it even was a country) but on the flight Keith made friends with a Yapese man that taught us a lot. About an hour and a half later, we landed on what was the scariest runway I have ever been on. It was SO short and just after landing we had to make a U-turn. Scary! After landing we were greeted by two thick topless girls who gave us leis. It was the middle of the night and we were leaving the next morning so we spent the next few hours learning about Yap and talking to the people! United Airlines makes this flight like once a week, so the tiny airport was busy with Yapese people the whole time. We learned businesses (mostly selling drugs) fly to Guam every week to sell their stuff. Yap is considered part of Micronesia. Its known for its stone money and has the same temperature all year long, high 87, low 74 (and it felt so humid compared to Hawaii) the Yapese people are so nice. They kept offering us food and drinks and were so curious as to why we were there. Haha! It was such a random night, but seriously one of the craziest culture experiences Ive ever had! It was definately a night to remember.

Then we flew back to Guam and rented a car. We drove around the entire island and found some awesome spots, both "secret spots" and touristy spots. We first drove north to the very tip.

We went to church! They were such a friendly and kind ward and they had an open air building. We got to watch General Conference again (because of the International Date line, they watch it a week late)