Displaced Beachbums

Josie, at Latitude 13, suggested we try a Vietnamese restaurant called Truong’s. We did so on Saturday for lunch and loved it.  One minute I looked over at FM’s Beef Curry:

The next minute, I saw this:

I don’t think I’ve ever seen FM inhale his meal so fast. FG has been getting much better at using her chopsticks and here she is enjoying her fried noodles with vegetables:

The menu offered several vegetarian items for FG and myself. I was feeling a little under the weather when I went in, but I ate the curry tofu with vegetables and, there must have been something medicinal about the curry because I felt great the whole rest of the day. Thanks for the recommendation, Josie.

I’ve had several friends ask if I feel as though I’m missing out on anything by living in Guam.  I’ve already mentioned that my only concern about moving here was the distance back to the states to visit family and friends but as far as having material things, it’s all here.

Granted, there aren’t many concerts scheduled but I’ve been checking the bands going to Tokyo which is only three and a half hours away. Should Dave Matthews happen to be in Tokyo, we’ll be there!

Besides all the outdoor activities, which we love, we can’t get over the fabulous restaurants we’ve been to so far. Everyone we’ve talked to loves the Indian restaurant called Curry Kebab and we weren’t disappointed. The food was delicious but I was a little bummed they were out of the lemon peel and the rosemary bread. Guess that means I’ll have to go back soon to try those items.

On Tuesday, we went to Guam’s only all-vegetarian restaurant, Simply Food, ~ yummy and so healthy. They have specials everyday and I really want to go back for tomorrow’s special: Thai Curry w/brown rice and Broccoli Ginger Seaweed soup ~ how’s that for nutritious?! While we were having lunch, I noticed the anchors from Guam’s news station picked up their lunches for take-out. It was weird seeing someone you watch on TV every night.

Guam also has the usual chain restaurants i.e. Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, TGIFridays, Lonestar, etc. There are two Stone Cold Creamery stores which I have yet to try but have heard so much about. We prefer to keep trying local restaurants as opposed to the chains. I recently read a review about Le Tasi Bistro which is owned by a Frenchman and his wife, who is Spanish. The combo of French and Spanish food sounds too good to pass up.

For anyone who wondered, we want for nothing 🙂   

Tropical Storm Saomai skirted by Guam without causing too much damage. It pruned a lot of dead palms/coconuts from the trees on base which is a good thing. Other than our overturned trash can, a damaged hibiscus plant and a neighbors umbrella blown into the yard, there was no damage. We never lost power or cable ~ what a relief.  On a positive note, it was good to go through the drill and we do feel prepared for a real storm. BTW, I went ahead and drank the storm wine anyway.