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June 18, 2006
A day at Haputo beach
Yesterday, we went back to one of our favorite beaches on Guam, Haputo Beach. It's on one of the Navy bases on the island, so that limits who has access. That also means that there's often little or no crowd. Yesterday, we were fortunate and had it to ourselves most of the time.
It's a short hike to get from where one parks down to the beach. Since we like to hike, that was a bonus for us. :-)
This is the view of Haputo Bay from where we started. It looks like it's a long way, but only take about 10-15 minutes to get there.
It's a well defined trail (there are even some old stairs to take you down the steep hill). Here's Anna on the trail.
You can see the massive crowds we had to fight when we got down to the beach.
First thing we decided to do was lay out and soak up the sun. The wind was blowing, so it kept things *somewhat* cool.
Here is the view that we had from the sand.
After a while, we decided to get in the water.
Since the camera is not waterproof, we took it back up the beach, then back to the water for a little open water swim. This time of year, the waves are very calm, so we could swim through a cut in the barrier reef to get to the far side of the reef. There, the water is deep, crystal clear and teeming with life. We swam the length of the bay, got out and hiked back. A good workout, with a great view.
Then, we packed our gear up and headed back up the hill. We had a dinner to go to that night.
So, until the next adventure...
--Jim
Posted by jim at June 18, 2006 12:29 PM
Comments
I loved Haputo beach also. What a pleasure to return for a moment with your pictures!
Posted by: Mom M at June 20, 2006 01:57 PM
Thanks for taking me away from Merton for a few minutes! That was breathtakingly gorgeous.
Posted by: Pat at July 10, 2006 03:44 AM
wow! fantastic similar landscape to Batanes, Philippines
Posted by: stone at February 13, 2007 06:57 PM
I was stationed on Guam in 1973-1975.
The Marine Company C on Finegayan put in cement steps from the road to the beach. Before the steps,it was just a rope down the incline to the beach. Haputo beach was a favorite snorkeling spot for me which I visited many times during my 2 year stay.
Posted by: Bruce Cole at December 17, 2007 05:51 AM
I was stationed at the nearby Naval Communication Area Master Station which is about a 20 minute hike from the beach... I was there in 1976. We called the beach "BAB" which stood for Bare Ass Beach because there was a lot of nude sunbathing at the time.
There is are great photo opportunities there on the beach. Especially the strange rock formation we called, "The Mushroom Rock" which is out about 200 yards out from the beach.
See this URL for a great photo of this:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20808806
Posted by: Don at April 5, 2009 02:55 AM
What base is this beach on?
Posted by: Janell Meilani Willis at February 7, 2010 11:24 PM