Saipan Trip - Day 3

On this day, we woke up to partly cloudy but beautiful skies. To the left is a picture of the villa grounds - so pristine and beautiful.

We continued to do what had become routine: we went to eat a buffet breakfast at 7:30 AM. After that, we went back, dressed in our swimming gear, and once again went to the beach for some snorkeling and swimming. We hadn't reserved a Nature Beach BBQ lunch that time, but around noon the grill was going and the crowds were coming. So my wife asked me to ask if there was enough for us as well. Luckily, there was. One good thing about the Mariana Resort and Spa is that the staff was friendly.

Well, maybe too friendly. There were two Japanese girls there that had lived in the U.S. for a while. They chatted with the local guys manning the barbeque grill, and the staff responded by going into the sea with the girls and swimming (and flirting) with them. That's life, huh?

Anyway, we swam a bit more after lunch. While snorkeling, we came upon this fish, in the picture to the left. Can you see the fish? You might have to click on it and see it close up. Just another of the many, many fish we came across off of the Saipan coast. Amazing. We saw everything except sea turtles (my wife said she saw on the Internet that Tinian, just south of Saipan, is the place to go for finding turtles). That was some of the best snorkeling we've ever done.

That afternoon, we went once again to the spa and enjoyed it one last time. We had a frugal night: a Cup Noodle and instant yakisoba night in the hotel room. We watched TV and relaxed. This was the core of our Saipan trip: relaxation. When we travel, we usually are running around all day seeing the sights. It was nice to take it easy for a change.