The next day, we were still in port in Guam. I got on my civies and prepared to go to McDonalds to eat. But it was still early and I thought that I would make an all day adventure of walking from the Navy base, to Tamuning. RETRACE FOOTSTEPS (https://www.instantstreetview.com/@13.421429,144.675499,29.11h,-0.33p,0.32z) I walked out of the base and passed the Taco Bell, then just kept on walking. I passed by this road house bar. They had a sign out front that read, “Warm drinks, cold food, ugly women.” It was advertising that was made to make you stop and check it out for yourself. When I told people about the sign later, they thought that I was hallucinating. A military truck pulled up, and the servicewoman inside tried to give me a ride. I told her that I was good and she tried to remind me that we were on the same side before driving off. Then, half an hour later, some of the other staff tried to give me a ride and I had to tell them too that I was good. I saw so much great stuff while I was passing through. I looked over and saw War In The Pacific Memorial Beach. By the time I had made it to Tamuning that evening, they were playing The Remedy (I won’t worry) by Jason Mraz at the Hard Rock Cafe. I think that some of his songs really capture the island experience. Even though I had stayed hydrated all day, I was burnt and the sun had really taken a lot out of me. When two ships company girls asked me if I was waiting for the bus by Underwater World, I could barely get out the ‘uh-huh’ as I shook my head. I rested my head on the glass as I was really tired and was one of the last to get off the bus. While I had my droopy eyes looking out the bus window, E walked by. I wasn’t staring, I was just tired. But E saw me and when our eyes met, she smiled and raised her eyebrows twice at me. But if I even thought I had a chance, I had blown it on our way back to Yokosuka, Japan. We were both coming to the bread machine to get rolls. She said, “Hi, Flood.” I fumbled for the words, “Uuuggh….. Hi.” I had blown whatever opening she had given me. It was probably for the best for her anyway, because she ended up with some clean cut weight lifter who was of Filipino descent like her. The kicker? He was a Hospital Corpsman. HEAR MY SONGS (https://open.spotify.com/album/2HXXExEo1SU052LIFIlqU3)

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